AMATH 231

ASSIGNMENT # 4: Line Integrals

Fall 2014

Due Monday, October 6, 2014 at 2pm in box 7, slot 11 (A-M) and 12 (N-Z), located across
from MC4066. Late assignments or assignments submitted to the incorrect dropbox will
receive a grade of zero. Write your solutions clearly and concisely. Marks will be deducted
for poor presentation and incorrect notation.
1. Compute the line integral of f (x, y, z) = xy x y + 1 along the following curves
connecting the points (1, 0) to (0, 1).
a) ~g1 : circular arc ~g1 (t) = (cos t, sin t),

t [0, /2]. [2 marks]

b) ~g2 : straight line segment ~g2 (t) = (1 t, t),

t [0, 1]. [2 marks]

c) ~g3 : from (1, 0) horizontally to the origin, then vertically to (0, 1). [2 marks]
d) ~g4 : from (1, 0) vertically to (1, 1), then horizontally to (0, 1).
e) ~g5 : circular arc ~g5 (t) = (cos t, sin t),

t [0, 3/2].

Solution:
a) From the path we get ~g10 (t) = ( sin t, cos t). Then we can evaluate the line
integral,
Z
Z /2
f ds =
(cos t sin t cos t sin t + 1)dt,
~g

/2
1 2
sin t sin t + cos t + t
,
=
2
0
1

3
= ( 1 + ) (1) =
.
2
2
2


b) The path yields ~g20 (t) = (1, 1) and the line integral is,
Z 1
Z 1

f ds =
((1 t)t (1 t) t + 1) 2dt,
0
0


1 2 1 3 1
= 2 t t ,
2
3 0

2
=
.
6
c) The paths are ~g31 = (1 t, 0) with t [0, 1] and ~g32 = (0, t) with t [0, 1]. The
line integral is,
Z
Z
Z
f dt =
f dt +
f dt
~g3

~g31
1

~g32

Z
(1 t) + 1 dt +

=
0

= 1.

(t + 1) dt
0

d) The paths are ~g41 = (1, t) with t [0, 1] and ~g42 = (1 t, 1) with t [0, 1]. The
line integral is,
Z
Z
Z
f ds =
f ds +
f ds
~g4

~g41
1

~g42

t 1 t + 1 ds +

=
0

(1 t) (1 t) 1 + 1 ds
0

= 0.
e) The path yields ~g50 (t) = ( sin t, cos t) and the line integral is,
Z

3/2

cos t sin t cos t + sin t + 1 ds,

f ds =
0

~g5

3/2
1
2
=
cos t sin t cos t + t
,
2
0
3
1
= (1 +
) ( 1),
2
2
3
= (1 + ).
2


2. Compute the area of the part of the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 4 between the xy-plane and
the plane z = y + 2. [3 marks]
Solution:
We parameterize the circle using ~g = (2 cos t, 2 sin t) and get that ~g 0 = (2 sin t, 2 cos t).
Then, the line integral is,
Z
Z 2
y + 2 ds =
(2 sin t + 2)(2)dt,
~g

= 4 [ cos t + t]2
0 ,
= 4(1 + 2) 4(1 + 0),
= 8.
3. Use a geometric argument to find
of radius 4. [2 marks]

R
~g

2 +y 2

ex

ds where ~g is the circle centred at the origin

Solution:
This line integral is finding the surface area of the cylinder with height e16 and radius
4. The formula for the surface area is,
2rh = 24e16 = 8e16 .

4. The force between two positive electric changes (one, of charge , is placed at the origin,
and the other, charge one coulomb, is placed at (x, y)) is given by F~ = ~r/ krk3 . How
much work is needed in order to move the one-coulomb charge along the straight line
from (1, 0) to (1, 2) if the other change remains at the origin? [4 marks]
Solution:
We parameterize the path as ~g = (1 2t, 2t) and ~g 0 = (2, 2) with 0 t 1. The
work is computed using a line integral of the force,
Z
W = F~ d~x,
~g
Z
~x
x,
=
3 d~
~g kxk
Z 1
(1 2t, 2t)
=
(2, 2)dt,
2
2 3/2
0 ((1 2t) + 4t )
Z 1
(1 + 4t)
= 2
dt,
2
3/2
0 (8t 4t + 1)
Z 5
1
du
=
du,
2 1 u3/2

5
= u1/2 1 ,

= (1 1/ 5).
Above we substituted u = 8t2 4t + 1 and du = 4(4t 1)dt
R
5. Evaluate ~g xy dx+yex dy where ~g is the rectangle with vertices (0, 0), (1, 0), (1, 1), (0, 1),
oriented counterclockwise.
Solution:
We parameterize the four paths:
~g1
~g2
~g3
~g4

= (t, 0), ~g10

= (1, t), ~g20
= (1 t, 1),
= (0, 1 t),

= (1, 0), with 0 t 1,

= (0, 1), with 0 t 1,
~g30 = (1, 0), with 0 t 1,
~g40 = (0, 1), with 0 t 1.

Next, compute each integral,

Z

(0, 0) (1, 0)dt = 0,

Z 01

e
(t, te) (0, 1)dt = ,
2
0
Z 1
1
1
(1 t, e1t ) (1, 0)dt = ( t2 t)10 = ,
2
2
Z0 1
1
1
(0, (1 t)) (0, 1)dt = ( t2 t)10 = .
2
2
0
Finally, we sum the four integrals to get,
e
1.
2
6. In RR2 the flux (flow) of a vector field F~ across a smooth closed curve ~g is defined
as ~g F~ ~n ds, where ~n denotes the outward unit normal vector field along ~g . The
R
circulation of F~ is given by F~ d~x. Compute the flux and the circulation for the
~g

vector field F~ = (4x, 2y) and the curve ~g which is a circle of radius r orientated
clockwise. [4 marks]
Solution:
Parameterize the circle as ~g = (r sin t, r cos t) and ~g 0 = (r cos t, r sin t) on 0 t 2.
The flux is,
Z
Z 2
F~ d~x =
(4r sin t, 2r cos t) (r cos t, r sin t)dt,
~g

= 6r

sin t cos tdt,


2
= 3r2 sin2 t 0 ,
0

= 0.
The circulation needs we get a unit norm ~n = (sin t, cos t)
Z
Z 2
~
F ~nds =
(4r sin t, 2r cos t) (sin t, cos t)rdt,
~g

= 2r
= r2

(2 sin2 t cos2 t)dt,

0
2

(1 3 cos 2t)dt,
0
2

= 2r .