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Module - 6 - Tutorial Sheet

The document is a tutorial sheet for Module 6 on vector calculus, containing various problems related to directional derivatives, divergence, curl, and scalar potentials. It includes easy, medium, and hard difficulty problems, with some answers provided. The problems involve calculations at specific points and require knowledge of vector calculus concepts.

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Module - 6 - Tutorial Sheet

The document is a tutorial sheet for Module 6 on vector calculus, containing various problems related to directional derivatives, divergence, curl, and scalar potentials. It includes easy, medium, and hard difficulty problems, with some answers provided. The problems involve calculations at specific points and require knowledge of vector calculus concepts.

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Module 6 - Vector calculus – Tutorial sheet

Easy
1. Find the directional derivative of div𝐴⃗ at the point (4, 4, 2) in the direction of the
corresponding outer normal of the sphere 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 = 36, where 𝐴⃗ = 𝑥𝑧𝒊 + 𝑦𝑥𝒋 +
𝑧𝑦𝒌.

Ans: 5/3
2. Find the directional derivative of 𝜙 = 4 𝑒 2𝑥−𝑦+𝑧 at the point (1,1,-1) in the directional
towards the point (3,-5,6).
3. Find a unit normal vector to the surface 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 + 3𝑥𝑦𝑧 = 3 at the point (1,2,-1)
4. Find the divergence and curl of the vector 𝑉 ⃗⃗ at the
⃗⃗ = 𝑥𝑦𝑧 𝑖⃗ + 3𝑥 2 𝑦⃗⃗𝑗 + (𝑥𝑧 2 − 𝑦 2 z) 𝑘
point (2,-1,1)
5. Find the value of 𝑎 so that the vector 𝐹⃗ = (𝑥 + 3𝑦)𝑖⃗ + (𝑦 − 2𝑧)𝑗⃗ + (𝑥 + 𝑎𝑧)𝑘 ⃗⃗ is
solenoidal. [Ans: −2]

Medium

⃗⃗ is
6. Show that the vector 𝐹⃗ is given by 𝐹⃗ = (𝑥 2 − 𝑦𝑧)𝑖⃗ + (𝑦 2 − 𝑧𝑥)𝑗⃗ + (𝑧 2 − 𝑥𝑦)𝑘
𝑥3 𝑦3 𝑧3
irrotational. Find its scalar potential 𝜑. [Ans: 𝜑 = + + − 𝑥𝑦𝑧 + 𝑐]
3 3 3
⃗⃗ is irrational and find its
7. Prove that 𝐹⃗ = (𝑦 2 cos 𝑥 + 𝑧 3 )𝑖⃗ + (2𝑦 sin 𝑥 − 4)𝑗⃗ + (3𝑥𝑧 2 )𝑘
scalar potential.
8. Prove that F⃗⃗ = r 2 r⃗ is conservative and find the scalar potential ∅ such that F⃗⃗ = ∇∅
2 2 2 2
9. If grad(f)=2𝑥𝑦𝑧𝑖 + (𝑥 𝑧 + 𝑧 )𝑗 + (𝑥 𝑦 + 2𝑦𝑧 + 3𝑧 )𝑘 and f(1,0,-1)=11, then find
f(x,y,z).

Ans:𝑓(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑦𝑧 2 + 𝑧 3 + 12

10. Ans : c/r^3

Hard

11. Find the directional derivative of the function 𝜑 = 𝑥 2 – 𝑦 2 + 2𝑧 2 at the point (1,2,3)
28
in the direction of the line PQ where Q is the point (5,0,4) Ans :
√21
2
12. Prove that ∇2 f(r) = f ′′ (r) + r f′(r).
13. If the directional derivative of 𝜙 = 𝑎𝑥 2 𝑦 + 𝑏𝑦 2 𝑧 + 𝑐 𝑧 2 𝑥 at the point (1,1,1) has
𝑥−1 (𝑦−3) 𝑧
maximum magnitude 15 in the direction parallel to the line = = 1, find the
2 −2
values of a, b and c
Ans :
14. If r is a position vector of the point (x,y,z) with respect to the origin, prove that

15. If a is a constant vector and r is a position vector of (x,y,z) with respect to origin, prove
that

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