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Feg201 2023-2024 Test Questions

The document contains a set of test questions for FEG 201 for the academic year 2023/2024, to be submitted by July 17, 2024. The questions cover various topics in vector calculus, including directional derivatives, coplanarity of vectors, angles between surfaces, and applications of Green's and Stokes' theorems. Each question requires mathematical calculations and proofs related to the given scenarios.

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Feg201 2023-2024 Test Questions

The document contains a set of test questions for FEG 201 for the academic year 2023/2024, to be submitted by July 17, 2024. The questions cover various topics in vector calculus, including directional derivatives, coplanarity of vectors, angles between surfaces, and applications of Green's and Stokes' theorems. Each question requires mathematical calculations and proofs related to the given scenarios.

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FEG 201 2023/2024 TEST QUESTIONS

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

To be submitted on 17/07/2024

1. Find the directional derivative of 𝑥𝑥 2 𝑦𝑦 2 𝑧𝑧 2 at the point (1, 1, -1) in the direction ofthe tangent to the

curve 𝑥𝑥 = 𝑒𝑒 𝑡𝑡 , 𝑦𝑦 = sin 2𝑡𝑡 + 1, 𝑧𝑧 = 1 − cos 𝑡𝑡 at 𝑡𝑡 = 0.

2. Show that the vectors �5𝑎𝑎⃗ + 6𝑏𝑏�⃗ + 7𝑐𝑐⃗�, �7𝑎𝑎⃗ − 8𝑏𝑏�⃗ + 9𝑐𝑐⃗� and �3𝑎𝑎⃗ + 20𝑏𝑏�⃗ + 5𝑐𝑐⃗� are coplanar, 𝑎𝑎⃗, 𝑏𝑏�⃗, 𝑐𝑐⃗

being three non-collinear vectors.

3. Find 𝑚𝑚 so that the vectors 2𝑖𝑖̂ − 4𝑗𝑗̂ + 5𝑘𝑘�; 𝑖𝑖̂ − 𝑚𝑚𝑗𝑗̂ + 𝑘𝑘� and 3𝑖𝑖̂ + 2𝑗𝑗̂ − 5𝑘𝑘� are coplanar.

4. Find the angle between the surface 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦 2 + 𝑧𝑧 2 = 9 and 𝑧𝑧 = 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦 2 − 3 at (2, −1, 2).

5. (a) If 𝜙𝜙 = 3𝑥𝑥 2 𝑦𝑦 − 𝑦𝑦 3 𝑧𝑧 2 ; find 𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝑔𝜙𝜙 at the point (1, −2, −1). (b) Find the unit vector normal to the

surface 𝑥𝑥𝑦𝑦 3 𝑧𝑧 2 = 4 at (−1, −1, 2).

6. Find the constants 𝑚𝑚 and 𝑛𝑛 such that the surface 𝑚𝑚𝑥𝑥 2 − 2𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛𝑛 = (𝑚𝑚 + 4)𝑥𝑥 will be orthogonal to the

surface 4𝑥𝑥 2 𝑦𝑦 + 𝑧𝑧 3 = 4 at the point (1, −1, 2).

7. If a vector field is given by 𝐹𝐹⃗ = (𝑥𝑥 2 − 𝑦𝑦 2 + 𝑥𝑥)𝑖𝑖̂ − (2𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦)𝑗𝑗̂. Is this field irrotational? If so, find its

scalar potential.

8. A vector field is given by 𝐹𝐹⃗ = (2𝑦𝑦 + 3)𝑖𝑖̂ + 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑗𝑗̂ + (𝑦𝑦𝑦𝑦 − 𝑥𝑥)𝑘𝑘�. Evaluate ∫𝐶𝐶 𝐹𝐹⃗ 𝑑𝑑𝑟𝑟⃗ along the path 𝐶𝐶 is

𝑥𝑥 = 2𝑡𝑡, 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑡𝑡, 𝑧𝑧 = 𝑡𝑡 3 from 𝑡𝑡 = 0 to 𝑡𝑡 = 1.

9. (a) Using Green’s Theorem, evaluate ∫𝐶𝐶 (𝑥𝑥 2 𝑦𝑦𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 + 𝑥𝑥 2 𝑑𝑑𝑦𝑦), where 𝐶𝐶 is the boundary described

counter clockwise of the triangle with vertices (0, 0), (1, 0), (1, 1).

10. Using Stoke’s theorem or otherwise, evaluate ∫𝐶𝐶 [(2𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦)𝑑𝑑𝑥𝑥 − 𝑦𝑦𝑧𝑧 2 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 − 𝑦𝑦 2 𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧𝑧] where 𝐶𝐶 is the

circle 𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦 2 = 1, corresponding to the surface of sphere of unit radius.

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