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Tutorial 7 NCB 10103 (Mathematics For Engineers 1)

This document provides a tutorial on vector calculus concepts for engineering students. It includes 9 problems covering topics such as: describing graphs of vector functions; performing vector operations; taking derivatives of vector functions; differentiating scalar functions; finding unit tangent and normal vectors; calculating velocity, speed and acceleration of moving objects; evaluating integrals; and solving an initial value problem for a vector function.

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Tutorial 7 NCB 10103 (Mathematics For Engineers 1)

This document provides a tutorial on vector calculus concepts for engineering students. It includes 9 problems covering topics such as: describing graphs of vector functions; performing vector operations; taking derivatives of vector functions; differentiating scalar functions; finding unit tangent and normal vectors; calculating velocity, speed and acceleration of moving objects; evaluating integrals; and solving an initial value problem for a vector function.

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TUTORIAL 7

NCB 10103 (MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERS 1)


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1. Describe the graph of the vector functions given,

a) F (t ) 2t i t 2 j

b) G (t ) sin t i cos t j

c) F (t ) t i 4k

2. Perform the operations indicated below with

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F (t ) 2ti 5 j t 2 k , G (t ) 1 t i k and H (t ) sin t i e t j .
t

a) 2 F (t ) 3G (t )

b) F (t ) G (t )

c) F (t ) H (t )

d) 2e t F (t ) t G (t ) 10 H (t )

e) G (t ) H (t ) F (t )

3. Find F and F for the vector functions given below,

a) F (t ) t 2 i t 1 j e 2t k

b) F ( s ) sin s i cos s j s 2 k

4. Differentiate the scalar functions below,


a) f ( x) xi x 1 j 2 x i 3 x 2 j

b) g ( x) sin x i 2 x j cos x k

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5. For the curve given by R (t ) sin t i cos t j t k
a) Find a unit tangent vector T at the point on the curve where t .
b) Find the curvature when t .
c) Find the length of the curve from t 0 to t .

6. The position vector for a curve is given in terms of arc length s by


s s
R ( s ) a cos i a sin j 2 s k for 0 s 2a , a 0 . Find the unit tangent vector T (s ) and
a a
the principle unit normal N (s ) .

7. The position of an object moving in space is given by



R (t ) e t cos t i e t sin t j e t k

Find the velocity, speed and acceleration of the object at arbitrary time t .

8. Find the integrals,


a) ln t i tj 3k dt

b) t ln t i sin1 t j tk dt

9. Solve the initial value problem below for r (t ) as a vector function of t ,


d 2r
Differential equation: 32k .
dt 2

dr
Initial conditions: r (0) 100k and 8i 8 j .
dt t 0

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