DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

MATH2000
Revision questions, semester 2, 2007
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1. Evaluate the integral exp x 2 dxdy.
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2. Find the mass of the portion of the sphere of radius a centred at the origin which lies in
the positive octant (x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0 and z ≥ 0). The density of the sphere in this region is
given by ρ(x, y, z) = kxz kg/m3 where k is a constant.
3. Use cylindrical coordinates to find the mass of the solid of density ez which lies in the
closed region 0 ≤ z ≤ 4 − x2 − y 2 .
4. Evaluate the line integral Z
y dx + 3y 2 dy,
C
where C is the straight line from (1, 2) to (0, 0).
5. Evaluate the line integral Z
(2x + 1) dx + 2y dy,
C
where C is the curve from (0, 1) to (π/2, 0) along the curve y = cos x.
6. Evaluate the line integral Z
2xy dx + x2 dy,
C
where C is the curve from (1, 1) to (2, 0) consisting of the path from (1, 1) to (0, 0) along
the parabola y = x2 , followed by the path along the x-axis from (0, 0) to (2, 0).
7. Use Green’s theorem to find the work done by the force

F (x, y) = x(x + y)i + xy 2 j

in moving a particle from the origin along the x-axis to (1, 0), then along the line segment
to (0, 1), and then back to the origin along the y-axis.
8. Use Green’s theorem to evaluate the line integral
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y 3 dx − x3 dy


C

where C is the circle x2 + y 2 = 4 traversed in an anticlockwise direction.

r(t) = cos(t)i + sin(t)j, 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π.

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10. Find a parametric representation for the surface S, where S is part of the plane z = x + 3
that lies inside the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 1. Find the surface area of the surface S.

11. A triangular surface is given by the parametrisation

x(u, v) = 6(1 − v), y(u, v) = 3uv, z(u, v) = 2(1 − u)v, 0 ≤ u ≤ 1, 0 ≤ v ≤ 1.

Find the average value of the function f (x, y, z) = x + y + z on the surface.

12. Use Gauss’ divergence theorem to calculate the net outward flux of the vector field

F (x, y, z) = x4 i − x3 z 2 j + 4xy 2 zk

across the surface of the solid region bounded by the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 1 and the planes
z = x + 2 and z = 0.
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13. Use Gauss’ divergence theorem to evaluate F · n dS, where
S

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F (x, y, z) = z 2 xi + ( y 3 + tan z)j + (x2 z + y 2 )k
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and S is the top half of the sphere x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1 with upward orientation. (Hint: Note
that S is not a closed surface. First compute integrals over S1 and S2 where S1 is the
disk x2 + y 2 ≤ 1, oriented downward, and S2 = S ∪ S1 .)
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14. Evaluate the line integral F · dr where
C

F (x, y, z) = yzi + xzj + (xy + 2z)k

and C is the line segment from (1, 0, −2) to (4, 6, 3).

F (x, y, z) = ey i + xey j + (z + 1)ez k

and C is the curve parametrised by

r(t) = ti + t2 j + t3 k, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.
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16. Use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate F · dr, where
C

F (x, y, z) = (x + y 2 )i + (y + z 2 )j + (z + x2 )k

and C is the triangle with vertices (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0) and (0, 0, 1) oriented in a counter-
clockwise direction as viewed from above.

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17. Use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate (curl F ) · n dS, where
S

F (x, y, z) = xyzi + xyj + x2 yzk

and S consist of the top and four sides (but not the bottom) of the cube with vertices
(±1, ±1, ±1), oriented upward.
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18. Let A =  2 17 −5  , L =  1 4 0  and b =  −3  . Use the fact that
14 −5 83 7 −3 5 10
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A = LL to solve Ax = b. What is the determinant of A?
 
4 3 2 1
 4 0 2 1 
19. Find an LU decomposition of the matrix A =   8 9 6 3  and hence write down its


4 6 4 2
determinant.
 
1 0 1 1
 1 0 1 2 
20. Find a P LU decomposition of the matrix A =   3 1 2 0  and hence write down its


0 0 1 1
determinant.
 
10 0 0
21. For the matrix C =  0 1 1 , use three steps of the power method starting with
0  1 1
1
the initial vector x0 =  1  to give an estimate for the dominant eigenvalue of C and
1
an approximation
  to the dominant eigenvector. Explain why using the initial vector
0
x0 =  0  would have been problematic.
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1 2
22. For the matrix C = , use four steps of the power method starting with the
 −1  −1
1
initial vector x0 = . Explain why the power method will fail to converge in this
1
case.

23. The equation of a conic section is given by 3x2 − 2xy + 3y 2 − 2x − 2y − 4 = 0. Translate

24. Prove that a real symmetric matrix only has real eigenvalues.

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25. Show that the complex matrix A = is normal and hence give a unitary
1−i 3
matrix P which diagonalises A.