TUTORIAL 6

1. If   x 2 yz 3 and F  3 yz, x 2 , x cos y , find:

i) grad 

ii) div F

iii) curl F

2. Given a vector field F  e y , xe y  z 2 , 2 yz  1 .

i) Show that F is a conservative vector field.

ii) Find a potential function f for F such that F  f .

iii) Hence, evaluate  F  dr where C consists of the line segment from (0,0,0) to
C

(1,1,4), followed by the parabola y  x 2 from (1,1,4) to (2,4,4).

3. If F  y sec 2 x  ze x , tan x,  e x , show that  F  dr is independent of path and find

C

a potential function f for F such that F  f .

4. Evaluate  xy dx where C is is a circle x2  y2  1,

C

i) directly without using Green’s Theorem.

ii) by using Green’s Theorem.

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5. If F  x,2 y,3z , use Stoke’s Theorem to evaluate    F  n dS where S is the part
S

of a paraboloid z  x 2  y 2 and C is a circle x 2  y 2  9 as shown below.

6. Use Stoke’s Theorem to evaluate  F  dr where F   y 2 , x, z 2 where C is the

C

curve of intersection of the plane z  x  1 and the cylinder x 2  y 2  1 as shown in

the diagram below.

z=x+1

x2+y2=1