Assignment 14 : Green’s /Stoke’s /Gauss’s Theorems

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1. (T) Use Green’s Theorem to compute (2x2 − y 2 ) dx + (x2 + y 2 ) dy where C
C
is the boundary of the region {(x, y) : x, y ≥ 0 & x2 + y 2 ≤ 1}.
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2. (D) Show that the value of the line integral xy 2 dx + (x2 y + 2x)dy around
any square depends only on the size of the square and not on its location in the
plane.
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3. (D) Evaluate xdy−ydx
x2 +y 2
along any simple closed curve in the xy plane not passing
C
through the origin. Distinguish the cases where the region R enclosed by C:
(a) includes the origin (b) does not include the origin.
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4. (T) Use Stoke’s Theorem to evaluate the line integral −y 3 dx + x3 dy − z 3 dz,
C
where C is the intersection of the cylinder x2 +y 2 = 1 and the plane x+y+z = 1
and the orientation of C corresponds to counterclockwise motion in the xy-
plane.
−
→
5. (D) Verify the Stoke’s Theorem where F = (y, z, x) and S is the part of the
cylinder x2 + y 2 = 1 cut off by the planes z = 0 and z = x + 2, oriented with
−
→n pointing outward.
−
→ −
→ →
− →
−
where −
→
−
→r
6. (T) Let F = |− →r |3
r = x i + y j + z k and let S be any surface that
RR −→
surrounds the origin. Prove that F .n dσ = 4π.
S

7. (T) Let D be the domain inside the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 1 cut off by the planes
z = 0 and z = x + 2. ~ 2 z 2 x y
R RIf F = (x + ye , y + ze , z + xe ), use the divergence
theorem to evaluate F · n dσ.
∂D
 Assignment 14 - Solutions

1. M = 2x2 − y 2 and N = x2 + y 2 . By Green’s Theorem

√
R 2 2 2 2
R1 R 2
1−x
(2x − y )dx + (x + y )dy = (Nx − My )dy dx
C 0 0
√
R1 R 2
1−x
= 2(x + y)dy dx = 43 .
0 0

2. Let
R R be a square with theRRboundary C. Then by Green’s theorem
xy 2 dx + (x2 y + 2x)dy = 2dxdy = 2 Area(R).
C R

y x
3. (a) Let M = − and N = . Suppose (0, 0) ∈ R.
x2 + y 2 x2 + y 2
Since the function is not defined at (0, 0), choose Cα to be a circle of radius α
containing (0, 0) and C lies in the interior of R. Let D be the region bounded by
the simple closed curves C and Cα . In this region Nx − My = 0.
R RR
By Green’s Theorem, M dx + N dy = (Nx − My )dx dy = 0.
C∪Cα D
R R
Hence, M dx + N dy = M dx + N dy = 2π.
C −Cα

(b) For
R a simple closed curve C not containing (0, 0), by Green’s theorem, we have
M dx + N dy = 0.
C

4. Let F = −y 3~i + x3~j − z 3~k. By Stoke’s Theorem,

R RR
F.dr = (curl F ).~ndσ.
∂S S

Note that ∇ × F = 3(x2 + y 2 )~k. Hence, 3π

R RR
F.dr = 3(x2 + y 2 )dxdy = 2
.
∂S D
RR
5. Let us first evaluate curlF · ndσ. Consider S := r(θ, z) where
S

r(θ, z) = (cos θ, sin θ, z) where 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π and 0 ≤ z ≤ 2 + cos θ.

Note that
rθ × rz √
curlF = −i − j − k, n = = cos θi + sin θj + 0k and EG − F 2 = 1.
k rθ × rz k
Therefore,
ZZ Zπ 2+cos
Z θ
curlF · ndσ = (− cos θ − sin θ)dzdθ = −π
S −π 0

Let C1 and C2 be the boundary curves of the surface S which are lying in the plane
z = 0 and z = x + 2 respectively. Consider the parameterizations

C1 := R(θ) = cos θi + sin θj, 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π

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 C2 := R(θ) = cos θi + sin θj + (2 + cos θ)k, 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π.
Then
I Z2π
F · dR = − sin2 θdθ = −π
C1 0

and
I Z0
F · dR = ...... = 0
C2 2π

(note that the direction of the integration over C2 is in the clockwise direction(see the
figure))).

6. Note that div F = 0. By divergence theorem

ZZ ZZ
F · ndσ = F · ndσ
S Sρ

where Sρ is a sphere of (small) radius ρ with center at origin. On Sρ , n = ρ1 (xi+yj +zk)

and hence F · n = ρ12 . Therefore,
ZZ ZZ
1 1
F · ndσ = 2 dσ = 4πρ2 = 4π.
ρ ρ2
Sρ Sρ

7. div F = 2x + 2y + 2z. By the divergence theorem,

Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Zx+2
19π
F.~ndσ = 2(x + y + z)dV = 2 ( (x + y + z)dz)dxdy =
4
∂D D x2 +y 2 ≤1 0
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