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68. Let A be the

!! region bounded by the positive x- and y-axes and the line 3x + 4y = 10.
Compute A (x2 + y 2 ) dx dy , taking the integrals in both orders and checking that your
answers agree.

69. In the following integrals sketch the integration regions and then evaluate the integrals.
Next interchange the order of integrations and re-evaluate.
!1 !1
(a) 0
( x xy dy) dx,
! π/2 ! cos θ
(b) 0
( 0 cos θ dr) dθ,
! 1 ! 2−y
(c) 0
( 1 (x + y)2 dx) dy.

70. Exam question 2010 (Section A) Q4: Calculate the double integral
""
(|x| + |y|) dx dy.
A

where A is the region defined by |x| + |y| ≤ 1.

71. Exam question 2011 (Section A) Q4: Change the order of integration in the double
integral " 2 " 2x
f (x, y) dy dx .
0 x

72. Let B be the region bounded by the five planes x = 0, y = 0, z = 0, x + y = 1, and

z = x + y.
(a) Find the volume of B.
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(b) Evaluate B x dV .
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(c) Evaluate B y dV .
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73. Let A be the interior of the circle of unit radius centred on the origin. Evaluate A
exp(x2 +
y 2 ) dx dy by making a change of variables to polar co-ordinates.

74. Write the line integral "

xdx + ydy + (xz − y)dz
C
!
in the form C v · dx for a suitable vector field v(x), and compute its value when C is
the curve given by x(t) = t2 e1 + 2t e2 + 4t3 e3 with 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.
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75. Evaluate σ F · dx , where F = y e1 + 2x e2 + y e3 and the path σ is given by x (t) =
t e1 + t2 e2 + t3 e3 , 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.
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76. Let A(x) be the vector field A(x, y, z) = x e1 + y e2 + z e3 .

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(a) Compute the line integral C A · dx where C is the straight line from the origin to
the point (1, 1, 1).
(b) Show (by finding f ) that the vector field A from part (a) is equal to ∇f (x) for some
scalar field f , and that your answer to part (a) is equal to f (1, 1, 1) − f (0, 0, 0).

77. Show that the result from question 76 applies in general: if the vector field v(x) in Rn
n
! f (x), so that v = ∇f , and if C is a curve in R running
is the gradient of a scalar field
from x = a to x = b, then C v · dx = f (b) − f (a). (Hint: use the chain rule.)
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78. Use the result from question 77 to evaluate C 2xyzdx + x2 zdy + x2 ydz, where C is
any regular curve connecting (1,1,1) to (1,2,4).
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79. Compute the surface integral, S F · dA, of the vector field F = (3x2 , −2yx, 8) over the
surface given by the plane z = 2x − y with 0 ≤ x ≤ 2, 0 ≤ y ≤ 2.

80. For a simple closed #curve C in the (x, y)−plane, show by Green’s theorem that the area
enclosed is A = 21 C (xdy − ydx) .
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81. Evaluate F · dx around the circle x2 + y 2 + 2x = 0, where F = ye1 − xe2 , both
directly and by using Green’s theorem in the plane.
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82. Evaluate C 2xdy − 3ydx around the square with vertices at (x, y) = (0, 2), (2, 0),
(−2, 0) and (0, −2).

83. Let v be the radial vector field v(x) = x .

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(a) Compute l1 = C1 v · dx , where C1 is the straight-line contour from the origin to
the point (2, 0, 0) .
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(b) Compute l2 = C2 v · dx , where C2 is the semi-circular contour from the origin to
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the point (2, 0, 0) defined by 0 ≤ x ≤ 2, y = + 1 − (x−1)2 , z = 0. [It may help
to start by sketching C2 , and then to parameterize it as x(t) = (1 − cos t, sin t, 0)
with 0 ≤ t ≤ π. ]
(c) You should have found that l1 = l2 . Explain this result using Stokes’ theorem.

84. Let A(x) be the vector field A(x, y, z) = z e1 + x e2 + y e3 .

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(a) Compute the line integral C1 A · dx , where C1 is a circle in the x − y plane of
radius r given in parametric form by x(t) = r cos t e1 + r sin t e2 , 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π.
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(b) Compute the line integral C2 A · dx , where C2 is the a by a square abcd in the
y − z plane with vertices a = 0, b = a e2 , c = a e2 + a e3 and d = a e3 .
(c) In parts (a) and (b) your answer should have been proportional to the planar area en-
closed by the relevant curve. Explain this fact (and the constants of proportionality
that you found) using Stokes’ theorem.