Assignment-1 (MP-1)

Q.1- Which of the following are scalars and which are vectors?

a) time e) entropy

b) magnetic field intensity f) acceleration

c) force g) gravitational coefficient

d) volume

Q. 2 -Vectors a and b are given such that

a = (– 1, 2, 4) , b = (3, 2, 7)

Find a unit vector n perpendicular to the plane determined by a and b.

Q.3- The expression a × (b × c) is called the vector triple product.

Prove the following identities. a × (b × c) = (a ∙ c) b – (a ∙ b) c

Q.4-Evaluate the following integrals

i) 3∫0 a ∙ b dt

II) 2∫0 a × b dt

Where. a = t2i + (t + 1) j – t3k,

b = 2i – tj + t2k

Q.5- If F = (x2 + y2) i − 3xzj + y3 k

Compute the line integral ∫c F ∙ dr from (0, 0, 0) to (1, 1, 1) along:

 i) the line segment joining (0, 0, 0) and (1, 1, 1)
ii) the curve given by x = t, y = t2, z = t3

Q.6- Evaluate the integral. ∮C (x2 + y2) dx + (2xy + 3) dy where C is the boundary of
the region defined by. y2 = 2x and x = 8 using Green's theorem.

Q.7- Verify Stokes' theorem for F = (x + 2y)i + 3zj + yzk (1)

where S is the surface of the cube x = 0, y = 0, z = 0, x = 1, y = 1, z = 1 above the
xy-plane

Q.8: v = ω × r, where ω is a constant vector, prove that ω = (1 / 2) curl v