Mathematics-II for Computer Science and Engineering stream/BMATS201 DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

MODULE – II
VECTOR CALCULUS

Gradient, angle between normals, directional derivatives:

1. Find  or grad  in the following:
a)   x 3  y 3  z 3  3xy at (1,1,1) b)   x3  y 3  z 3  3xy 𝑎𝑡 (1, −2, −1) [Dec 2016]
c)   xy  x y z  x y z
2 2 3 2
d) 3x y  y z at the point (1, −2, −1)
2 3 2
[Dec 2016]
2. Find the angle between the normals to the surface xy  z at the points 4,1, 2 and 3,3,3 .
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3. Find the angle between the normals to the surface 2 x 2  3 y 2  5z at the points 2,2,4 and  1,1,1 .
4. Find the angle between the surfaces x 2  y 2  z 2  4 and z  x 2  y 2  13 at the point P(2,1,2) [Aug 2020]
5. Find the angle between the surfaces x  y  z  9 and z  x  y  3 at the point P(2,1, 2)
2 2 2 2 2

[Jan 2021, June 2019, 2017]

6. If   x y z , find  at (1,2,1) along iˆ  2 ˆj  2k
3 3 3 ˆ
7. Find the directional derivative of x 2 yz 3 at 1,1,1 in the direction of iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ [Dec 2011]
8. Find the directional derivative of x 2  y 2  2z 2 at 1, 2, 3 in the direction of the line 𝑃𝑄
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ = 4𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂.
[Dec 2015]
3 3
9. Find the directional derivative of 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 (2, -1, 1) in the direction of 𝑖̂ + 2𝑗̂ + 2𝑘 . ̂ [June 2017]
10. Find the directional derivative of x yz  4 z x at the point 1,2,1 along the vector 2i  j  2k [Dec 2017]
2 2 ˆ ˆ ˆ

11. Find the directional derivative of 4 xz 3  3x 2 y 2 z at 2,1,2 along 2iˆ  3 ˆj  6kˆ . [Dec 2019, 2014]
xz
12. Find the directional derivative of   2 at the point (1,-1,1) in the direction of iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ [Aug 2022]
x y 2

13. Find a, b, c so that the directional derivative of axy 2  byz  cz 2 x3 at 1,2,1 has a magnitude of 64 in the
direction parallel to the z-axis.
14. In which direction directional derivative of x 2 yz 3 is maximum at (2, 1, -1) and find the magnitude of this
maximum. [Jan 2021]
15. Find the directional derivative of x  y  z in the direction of the normal to the surface xy z  1 at 1,1,1 .
2 2 2 2 3

Divergence, Curl, Solenoidal and Irrotational Vector Fields:

16. Find divergence and curl of the vector V  xyziˆ  3x 2 yˆj  ( xz 2  y 2 z )kˆ at the point (2, -1, 1) [Dec 2016]
3 2
17. Find div 𝑓 and curl 𝑓 if 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑(𝑥𝑦 𝑧 ) [Aug 2022, Dec 2018, 2017, 2016, June 2018]
18. Find div 𝑓 and curl 𝑓 if 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑( x  y  z  3xyz )
3 3 3

[Dec 2019, 2017, 2012, June 2019, 2016, 2017, 2015]

19. Find div 𝑓 and curl 𝑓 if 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑(𝑥 𝑦 + 𝑦 𝑧 + 𝑧 𝑥 − 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 𝑧 2 )
3 3 3
[Dec 2017]
20. If F  grad ( x y  y z  z x  x y z ) , find the div F and curl F at [1, 2, 3]
3 3 3 2 2 2

21. Find div 𝑓 and curl 𝑓 if 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑(𝑥𝑦 3 𝑧 2 ) at (1, -1, 1) [Aug 2020]
22. Find 𝑑𝑖𝑣(𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑  ), if ∅ = 2𝑥 3 𝑦 2 𝑧 4 [Dec 2017]
23. If 𝑓 = (𝑥 + 𝑦 + 1)𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − (𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑘̂ , prove that 𝑓. 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑙𝑓 = 0 [Feb 2023, June 2018, Dec 2017, 2013]
  
24. Find curl (curl A ) given A  xyi  y 2 zj  z 2 yk
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25. Find curl curl f , if f  x 2 yiˆ  xzˆj  2 yzkˆ at the point 1,1,1 .
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26. If f  3xyz 2 iˆ  4 x 3 yˆj  xy 2 zkˆ , find    f at the point  1, 2,1 .
27. Show that the vector 3 y 4 z 2iˆ  4 x 3 z 2 ˆj  6 x 2 y 3 kˆ is solenoidal.
28. If f  x 2iˆ  y 2 ˆj  z 2 k and g  yziˆ  zxˆj  xy k then verify whether 𝑓 × 𝑔 is solenoidal.
[June 2017, Dec 2015]
 2
  2 2
  2 2

29. Find the constant 𝑎 such that the vector f  ayx  yz iˆ  xy  xz ˆj  2 xyz  2 x y kˆ is solenoidal.
30. Find the constant 𝑎 such that f  x  3 y iˆ   y  2 x  ˆj  x  az kˆ is solenoidal. [Dec 2016]
xiˆ  yˆj
31. Show that f  is both solenoidal and irrotational. [Feb 2023, Dec 2016]
x2  y2
32. Show that f  y 2  z 2  3 yz  2 x iˆ  3xz  2 xy  ˆj  3xy  2 xz  2 z kˆ is both solenoidal and irrotational
[June 2016, Dec 2015]
33. If 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑( x  y  z  3xyz ) , prove that 𝑓 is irrotational.
3 3 3
[Dec 2016]
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34. If F  ( x 2  y 2  x)iˆ  (2 xy  y) ˆj , show that 𝐹 is irrotational. [June 2015]
35. Show that the vector field f  6 xy  z 3 iˆ  2 x 2  z  ˆj  3xz 2  y kˆ is irrotational. Find  such that f  
[June 2016]
36. Show that f  sin y  z i  x cos y  z  j  x  y k is irrotational and also find  such that f   .
ˆ ˆ ˆ

37. Show that the vector f  3x 2  2 yz iˆ  3 y 2  2 zx  ˆj  3z 2  2 xy kˆ is irrotational. Hence find scalar potential
∅ such that 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑∅ [Dec 2017]
38. Show that a vector field given by A  x 2  xy 2 iˆ  y 2  x 2 y  ˆj is irrotational and find the scalar potential.
[June 2018, Dec 2016]
39. Show that f  2 x  yz iˆ  4 y  zx  ˆj  6 z  xy kˆ is irrotational. Also find the scalar potential. [Dec 2015]

40. Show that f   y  z iˆ  z  x  ˆj  x  y kˆ is irrotational. Also find the scalar function  such that 𝑓 = ∇∅.
[Jan 2021, June 2018, Dec 2017]
41. Show that f  x 2  yz iˆ  y 2  zx  ˆj  z 2  xy kˆ is irrotational. Hence find scalar potential ∅ such that
𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑∅ [Dec 2012]
42. Show that 𝑓 = (2𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑦𝑧)𝑖̂ + (2𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑧𝑥 + 2𝑦𝑧 2 )𝑗̂ + (2𝑦 2 𝑧 + 𝑥𝑦)𝑘̂ is conservative force field. Hence
find scalar potential ∅ such that 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑∅ . [Dec 2012]
43. Find the constants 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 if the vector f  x 2  ayz iˆ  y 2  bzx  ˆj  z 2  cxy kˆ is irrotational. Hence find
scalar potential ∅ such that 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑∅.
44. Find the constants a, b, c if the vector f  x  y  az iˆ  bx  2 y  z  ˆj  x  cy  2 z kˆ is irrotational. Hence
find scalar potential ∅ such that 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑∅. [Aug 2022, June 2018, 2017, 2015, Dec 2015, 2011]
45. Find the constant 𝑎 such that the vector field f  axy  z 3 iˆ  a  2 ˆj  1  a xz 2 kˆ is irrotational. Hence find
scalar potential ∅ such that 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑. ∅ [June 2014, Dec 2013, 2012]
46. Find the constant 𝑎 such that the vector field f   axy  z  i   a  2  x j  1  a  xz 2 kˆ is irrotational. Hence
3 ˆ 2ˆ

find scalar potential ∅ such that 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑. ∅ [Aug 2020]

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47. Find the constants 𝑎 and 𝑏 such that 𝑓 = (𝑎𝑥 𝑦 + 𝑧 )𝑖̂ + 3 (3𝑥 3
− 𝑧)𝑗̂ + − 𝑦)𝑘̂ is irrotational. Hence
(𝑏𝑥𝑧 2
find scalar potential ∅ such that 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑∅. [Dec 2019]
48. Find the constants 𝑎, 𝑏 and 𝑐 such that f  (axy  bz )i  3x  cz  ˆj  3xz  y kˆ is irrotational. Hence find
3 ˆ 2 2

scalar potential ∅ such that 𝑓 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑∅ [June 2019]

Curvilinear Coordinates:

49. Prove that a cylindrical coordinate system is orthogonal.

50. Prove that a spherical coordinate system is orthogonal.
51. Represent the vector F  ziˆ  2 xjˆ  ykˆ in cylindrical coordinates. Also determine F , F , Fz .
52. Express the vectors F  xyiˆ  yzjˆ  zxkˆ in terms of spherical Coordinates
53. Express F  2 yiˆ  zjˆ  3xkˆ in cylindrical coordinates and find F , F , Fz
54. Express the following vectors in cylindrical coordinates
i) F  3 yiˆ  x 2 ˆj  z 2 kˆ ii) F  ziˆ  2 xjˆ  ykˆ
55. Express the vectors F  ziˆ  2 xjˆ  ykˆ in terms of spherical coordinates and find F , F , F
56. Express the following vectors in spherical coordinates
i) F  2 yiˆ  zjˆ  3xkˆ ii) F  3 yiˆ  2 zjˆ  xkˆ

Self-Study:
Line integral:
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1. If 𝐹 = (3𝑥 2 + 6𝑦) ̂𝑖 − 14𝑦𝑧 𝑗̂ + 20𝑥𝑧 2 𝑘̂, evaluate  . dr from (0, 0 , 0) 𝑡𝑜 (1, 1, 1) along the curve C given by
C
F

𝑥 = 𝑡, 𝑦 = 𝑡 2 , 𝑧 = 𝑡 3 . [Aug 2020,Dec 2018, 2016, 2010]

2. Find the work done in moving a particle in the force field 𝐹 = 3𝑥 𝑖̂ + (2𝑥𝑧 − 𝑦)𝑗̂ + 𝑧𝑘̂ along the curve defined by
2

𝑥 2 = 4𝑦 , 3𝑥 3 = 8𝑧 from 𝑥 = 0 to 𝑥 = 2. [June 2017]

̂
3. Find the work done by the force represented by 𝐹 = 3𝑥𝑦𝑖̂ − 𝑦𝑗̂ − 2𝑧𝑥𝑘 in moving a particle round the circle
x2  y2  4 [June 2010]
̂
4. Find the total work done in moving a particle in the force field 𝐹 = 3𝑥𝑦𝑖̂ − 5𝑧𝑗̂ + 10𝑥𝑘 along the curve
x  t 2  1, y  2t 2 , z  t 3 from 𝑡 = 1 to 𝑡 = 2. [June 2019]
5. A vector field is given by 𝐹 = sin 𝑦 𝑖̂ + 𝑥(1 + cos 𝑦) 𝑗̂. Evaluate the line integral over a circular path given by
𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 𝑎2 , 𝑧 = 0. [Dec 2017]
 

6. If 𝐹 = 3𝑥𝑦𝑖̂ − 𝑦 2 𝑗̂ evaluate F . dr along the curve 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 in 𝑥𝑦 plane from (0,0) to (1,2)
C
[Dec 2009]
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7. Evaluate  F . dr where 𝐹 = 𝑥𝑦𝑖̂ + (𝑥 2 + 𝑦2)𝑗̂ along the path of the straight line from (0, 0) to (1, 0) and then to (1, 0)
C
[Jan 2021]
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8. If F  xyiˆ  yzˆj  zxkˆ , evaluate  F.dr where C is the curve represented by 𝑥 = 𝑡, 𝑦 = 𝑡 2 , 𝑧 = 𝑡 3 . [Dec 2019]
C

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