NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS

SMA1201: CALCULUS OF SEVERAL VARIABLES

WORKSHEET 5: LINE INTEGRALS

1. Sketch each of the following direction fields.

(a) F~ (x, y) = −y~i + x~j,

(b) F~ (x, y, z) = 2x~i − 2y~j − 2x~k.

2. Find the gradient vector field of the following functions.

(a) f (x, y) = x2 sin(5y),

(b) f (x, y, z) = ze−xy .

3. Sketch the gradient vector field for f (x, y) = x2 + y 2 as well as several contours for
this function.
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4. Evaluate xy 4 ds where C is the right half of the circle, x2 + y 2 = 16 rotated in
C
the counter clockwise direction.
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5. Evaluate 4x3 ds where C is the segment from (−2, −1) to (1, 2).
C
Z
6. Evaluate 4x3 ds where C is the segment from (1, 2) to (−2, −1).
C
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7. Evaluate xds for each of the following.
C

(a) C1 : y = x2 , −1 ≤ x ≤ 1,
(b) C2 : The line segment from (−1, 1) to (−1, 1),
(c) C3 : The line segment from (1, 1) to (−1, 1).
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8. Evaluate xyzds where C is the helix given by, ~r(t) = (cos t, sin t, 3t), 0 ≤ t ≤ 4π.
C
Z
9. Evaluate sin(πy)dy + yx2 dx where C is the line segment from (0, 2) to (1, 4).
C
Z
10. Evaluate sin(πy)dy + yx2 dx where C is the line segment from (1, 4) to (0, 2).
C

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11. Evaluate ydx + xdy + zdz where C is given by x = cos t, y = sin t, z = t2 ,
C
0 ≤ t ≤ 2π.

12. Evaluate
Z
(a) F~ · d~r where F~ (x, y, z) = 8x2 yz~i + 5z~j − 4xy~k and C is the curve given by
C
~r(t) = (t, t2 , t3 ), 0 ≤ t ≤ 1,
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(b) F~ ·d~r where F~ (x, y, z) = xz~i−yz~k and C is the line segment from (−1, 2, 0)
C
to (3, 0, 1),
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(c) ∇f · d~r where f (x, y, z) = cos(πx) + sin(πy) − xyz and C is any path that
C
starts at (1, 21 , 2) and ends at (2, 1, −1).

13. Determine if the following vector fields are conservative and find a potential function
for the vector field if it is conservative.

(a) F~ (x, y) = (x2 − yx)~i + (y 2 − xy)~j,

(b) F~ (x, y) = (2x3 y 4 + x)~i + (2x4 y 3 + y)~j,
(c) F~ (x, y) = (2xexy + x2 yexy )~i + (x3 exy + 2y)~j.

14. Find a potential function for the vector fields

(a) F~ (x, y, z) = 2xy 3 z 4~i + 3x2 y 2 z 4~j + 4x2 y 3 z 3~k,

(b) F~ (x, y, z) = (2x cos(y) − 2z 3 )~i + (3 + 2yez − x2 sin(y))~j + (y 2 ez − 6xz 2~k.
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15. Evaluate F~ · d~r where F~ (x, y) = (2x3 y 4 + x)~i + (2x4 y 3 + y)~j, and C is given by
C
~r(t) = (t cos(πt) − 1, sin( πt
2
)), 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.
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16. Use Green’s Theorem to evaluate C xydx + x2 y 3 dy where C is the triangle with
vertices (0, 0), (1, 0), (1, 2) with positive orientation.
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17. Evaluate C y 3 dx−x3 dy where C is the positively oriented circle of radius 2 centered
at the origin.
H
18. Evaluate C y 3 dx − x3 dy where C are two circles of radius 2 and radius 1 centered
at the origin with positive orientation.

19. Use Green’s Theorem to find the area of a disk of radius a.

20. Determine if F~ (x, y) = x2 y~i + xyz~j − x2 y 2~k, is a conservative vector field.

21. Compute ∇ · F~ for F~ (x, y) = x2 y~i + xyz~j − x2 y 2~k.