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Chapter 16: Vector Calculus

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16.2.1 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫Cxy2ds along the line segment from (1,2,0) to (2,1,3)⁠.

Answer

1311/4

16.2.2 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫Csin⁡xds along the line segment from (−1,2,1) to (1,2,5)⁠.

Answer

0

16.2.3 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫Czcos⁡(xy)ds along the line segment from (1,0,1) to (2,2,3)⁠.

Answer

3sin⁡(4)/2

16.2.4 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫Csin⁡xdx+cos⁡ydy along the top half of the unit circle, from (1,0) to (−1,0)⁠.

Answer

0

16.2.5 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫Cxeydx+x2ydy along the line segment y=3⁠, 0≤x≤2⁠.

Answer

2e3

16.2.6 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫Cxeydx+x2ydy along the line segment x=4⁠, 0≤y≤4⁠.

Answer

128

16.2.7 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫Cxeydx+x2ydy along the curve x=3t⁠, y=t2⁠, 0≤t≤1⁠.

Answer

(9e−3)/2

16.2.8 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫Cxeydx+x2ydy along the curve ⟨et,et⟩⁠, −1≤t≤1⁠.

Answer

ee+1− ee− e1/e−1+ e1/e+ e4/4− e−4/4

16.2.9 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫C⟨cos⁡x,sin⁡y⟩⋅d𝐫 along the curve ⟨t,t⟩⁠, 0≤t≤1⁠.

Answer

1+sin⁡(1)−cos⁡(1)

16.2.10 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫C⟨1/xy,1/(x+y)⟩⋅d𝐫 along the path from (1,1) to (3,1) to (3,6) using straight line segments.

Answer

3ln⁡3−2ln⁡2

16.2.11 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫C⟨1/xy,1/(x+y)⟩⋅d𝐫 along the curve ⟨2t,5t⟩⁠, 1≤t≤4⁠.

Answer

3/20+10ln⁡(2)/7

16.2.12 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫C⟨1/xy,1/(x+y)⟩⋅d𝐫 along the curve ⟨t,t2⟩⁠, 1≤t≤4⁠.

Answer

2ln⁡5−2ln⁡2+15/32

16.2.13 §16.2 source ↗

Compute ∫Cyzdx+xzdy+xydz along the curve ⟨t,t2,t3⟩⁠, 0≤t≤1⁠.

Answer

1

16.2.14 §16.2 source ↗

An object moves from (1,1) to (4,8) along the path 𝐫(t)=⟨t2,t3⟩⁠, subject to the force 𝐅=⟨x2,sin⁡y⟩⁠. Find the work done.

Answer

21+cos⁡(1)−cos⁡(8)

16.2.15 §16.2 source ↗

An object moves along the line segment from (1,1) to (2,5)⁠, subject to the force 𝐅= ⟨x/(x2+y2), y/(x2+y2)⟩⁠. Find the work done.

Answer

(ln⁡29−ln⁡2)/2

16.2.16 §16.2 source ↗

An object moves along the parabola 𝐫(t)=⟨t,t2⟩⁠, 0≤t≤1⁠, subject to the force 𝐅=⟨1/(y+1),−1/(x+1)⟩⁠. Find the work done.

Answer

2ln⁡2+π/4−2

16.2.17 §16.2 source ↗

An object moves along the line segment from (0,0,0) to (3,6,10)⁠, subject to the force 𝐅=⟨x2,y2,z2⟩⁠. Find the work done.

Answer

1243/3

16.2.18 §16.2 source ↗

An object moves along the curve 𝐫(t)=⟨t,1/t,t⟩ 1≤t≤4⁠, subject to the force 𝐅=⟨y,z,x⟩⁠. Find the work done.

Answer

ln⁡2+11/3

16.2.19 §16.2 source ↗

An object moves from (1,1,1) to (2,4,8) along the path 𝐫(t)=⟨t,t2,t3⟩⁠, subject to the force 𝐅=⟨sin⁡x,sin⁡y,sin⁡z⟩⁠. Find the work done.

Answer

3cos⁡(1)− cos⁡(2)− cos⁡(4)− cos⁡(8)

16.2.20 §16.2 source ↗

An object moves from (1,0,0) to (−1,0,π) along the path 𝐫(t)=⟨cos⁡t,sin⁡t,t⟩⁠, subject to the force 𝐅=⟨y2,y2,xz⟩⁠. Find the work done.

Answer

−10/3

16.3.1 §16.3 source ↗

Find an f so that ∇f=⟨2x+y2,2y+x2⟩⁠, or explain why there is no such f⁠.

Answer

no f

16.3.2 §16.3 source ↗

Find an f so that ∇f=⟨x3,−y4⟩⁠, or explain why there is no such f⁠.

Answer

x4/4−y5/5

16.3.3 §16.3 source ↗

Find an f so that ∇f=⟨xey,yex⟩⁠, or explain why there is no such f⁠.

Answer

no f

16.3.4 §16.3 source ↗

Find an f so that ∇f=⟨ycos⁡x,ysin⁡x⟩⁠, or explain why there is no such f⁠.

Answer

no f

16.3.5 §16.3 source ↗

Find an f so that ∇f=⟨ycos⁡x,sin⁡x⟩⁠, or explain why there is no such f⁠.

Answer

ysin⁡x

16.3.6 §16.3 source ↗

Find an f so that ∇f=⟨x2y3,xy4⟩⁠, or explain why there is no such f⁠.

Answer

no f

16.3.7 §16.3 source ↗

Find an f so that ∇f=⟨yz,xz,xy⟩⁠, or explain why there is no such f⁠.

Answer

xyz

16.3.8 §16.3 source ↗

Evaluate ∫C(10x4−2xy3)dx−3x2y2dy where C is the part of the curve x5−5x2y2−7x2=0 from (3,−2) to (3,2)⁠.

Answer

-144

16.3.9 §16.3 source ↗

Let 𝐅=⟨yz,xz,xy⟩⁠. Find the work done by this force field on an object that moves from (1,0,2) to (1,2,3)⁠.

Answer

6

16.3.10 §16.3 source ↗

Let 𝐅= ⟨ey, xey+ sin⁡z, ycos⁡z⟩⁠. Find the work done by this force field on an object that moves from (0,0,0) to (1,−1,3)⁠.

Answer

1/e−sin⁡3

16.3.11 §16.3 source ↗

Let 𝐅=⟨−x(x2+y2+z2)3/2,−y(x2+y2+z2)3/2,−z(x2+y2+z2)3/2⟩. Find the work done by this force field on an object that moves from (1,1,1) to (4,5,6)⁠.

Answer

1/77−1/3

16.4.1 §16.4 source ↗

Compute ∫∂D2ydx+3xdy⁠, where D is described by 0≤x≤1⁠, 0≤y≤1⁠.

Answer

1

16.4.2 §16.4 source ↗

Compute ∫∂Dxydx+xydy⁠, where D is described by 0≤x≤1⁠, 0≤y≤1⁠.

Answer

0

16.4.3 §16.4 source ↗

Compute ∫∂De2x+3ydx+exydy⁠, where D is described by −2≤x≤2⁠, −1≤y≤1⁠.

Answer

1/(2e)−1/(2e7)+e/2−e7/2

16.4.4 §16.4 source ↗

Compute ∫∂Dycos⁡xdx+ysin⁡xdy⁠, where D is described by 0≤x≤π/2⁠, 1≤y≤2⁠.

Answer

1/2

16.4.5 §16.4 source ↗

Compute ∫∂Dx2ydx+xy2dy⁠, where D is described by 0≤x≤1⁠, 0≤y≤x⁠.

Answer

−1/6

16.4.6 §16.4 source ↗

Compute ∫∂Dxydx+x+ydy⁠, where D is described by 1≤x≤2⁠, 2x≤y≤4⁠.

Answer

(23−105+86)/3−22/5+1/5

16.4.7 §16.4 source ↗

Compute ∫∂D(x/y)dx+(2+3x)dy⁠, where D is described by 1≤x≤2⁠, 1≤y≤x2⁠.

Answer

11/2−ln⁡(2)

16.4.8 §16.4 source ↗

Compute ∫∂Dsin⁡ydx+sin⁡xdy⁠, where D is described by 0≤x≤π/2⁠, x≤y≤π/2⁠.

Answer

2−π/2

16.4.9 §16.4 source ↗

Compute ∫∂Dxln⁡ydx⁠, where D is described by 1≤x≤2⁠, ex≤y≤ex2⁠.

Answer

−17/12

16.4.10 §16.4 source ↗

Compute ∫∂D1+x2dy⁠, where D is described by −1≤x≤1⁠, x2≤y≤1⁠.

Answer

0

16.4.11 §16.4 source ↗

Compute ∫∂Dx2ydx−xy2dy⁠, where D is described by x2+y2≤1⁠.

Answer

−π/2

16.4.12 §16.4 source ↗

Compute ∫∂Dy3dx+2x3dy⁠, where D is described by x2+y2≤4⁠.

Answer

12π

16.4.13 §16.4 source ↗

Evaluate ∮C(y−sin⁡(x))dx+ cos⁡(x)dy⁠, where C is the boundary of the triangle with vertices (0,0)⁠, (1,0)⁠, and (1,2) oriented counter-clockwise.

Answer

2cos⁡(1)−2sin⁡(1)−1

16.5.1 §16.5 source ↗

Let 𝐅=⟨xy,−xy⟩ and let D be given by 0≤x≤1⁠, 0≤y≤1⁠. Compute ∫∂D𝐅⋅d𝐫 and ∫∂D𝐅⋅𝐍ds⁠.

Answer

−1⁠, 0

16.5.2 §16.5 source ↗

Let 𝐅=⟨ax2,by2⟩ and let D be given by 0≤x≤1⁠, 0≤y≤1⁠. Compute ∫∂D𝐅⋅d𝐫 and ∫∂D𝐅⋅𝐍ds⁠.

Answer

0⁠, a+b

16.5.3 §16.5 source ↗

Let 𝐅=⟨ay2,bx2⟩ and let D be given by 0≤x≤1⁠, 0≤y≤x⁠. Compute ∫∂D𝐅⋅d𝐫 and ∫∂D𝐅⋅𝐍ds⁠.

Answer

(2b−a)/3⁠, 0

16.5.4 §16.5 source ↗

Let 𝐅= ⟨sin⁡xcos⁡y, cos⁡xsin⁡y⟩ and let D be given by 0≤x≤π/2⁠, 0≤y≤x⁠. Compute ∫∂D𝐅⋅d𝐫 and ∫∂D𝐅⋅𝐍ds⁠.

Answer

0⁠, 1

16.5.5 §16.5 source ↗

Let 𝐅=⟨y,−x⟩ and let D be given by x2+y2≤1⁠. Compute ∫∂D𝐅⋅d𝐫 and ∫∂D𝐅⋅𝐍ds⁠.

Answer

−2π⁠, 0

16.5.6 §16.5 source ↗

Let 𝐅=⟨x,y⟩ and let D be given by x2+y2≤1⁠. Compute ∫∂D𝐅⋅d𝐫 and ∫∂D𝐅⋅𝐍ds⁠.

Answer

0⁠, 2π

16.6.3 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of the portion of x+2y+4z=10 in the first octant.

Answer

2521/4

16.6.4 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of the portion of 2x+4y+z=0 inside x2+y2=1⁠.

Answer

π21

16.6.5 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of z=x2+y2 that lies below z=1⁠.

Answer

π(55−1)/6

16.6.6 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of z=x2+y2 that lies below z=2⁠.

Answer

4π2

16.6.7 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of the portion of x2+y2+z2=a2 that lies in the first octant.

Answer

πa2/2

16.6.8 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of the portion of x2+y2+z2=a2 that lies above x2+y2≤b2⁠, b≤a⁠.

Answer

2πa(a−a2−b2)

16.6.9 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of z=x2−y2 that lies inside x2+y2=a2⁠.

Answer

π((1+4a2)3/2−1)/6

16.6.10 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of z=xy that lies inside x2+y2=a2⁠.

Answer

2π((1+a2)3/2−1)/3

16.6.11 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of x2+y2+z2=a2 that lies above the interior of the circle given in polar coordinates by r=acos⁡θ⁠.

Answer

πa2−2a2

16.6.12 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of the cone z=kx2+y2 that lies above the interior of the circle given in polar coordinates by r=acos⁡θ⁠.

Answer

πa21+k2/4

16.6.13 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of the plane z=ax+by+c that lies over a region D with area A⁠.

Answer

A1+a2+b2

16.6.14 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of the cone z=kx2+y2 that lies over a region D with area A⁠.

Answer

Ak2+1

16.6.15 §16.6 source ↗

Find the area of the cylinder x2+z2=a2 that lies inside the cylinder x2+y2=a2⁠.

Answer

8a2

16.7.1 §16.7 source ↗

Find the center of mass of an object that occupies the upper hemisphere of x2+y2+z2=1 and has density x2+y2⁠.

Answer

(0,0,3/8)

16.7.2 §16.7 source ↗

Find the center of mass of an object that occupies the surface z=xy⁠, 0≤x≤1⁠, 0≤y≤1 and has density 1+x2+y2⁠.

Answer

(11/20,11/20,3/10)

16.7.3 §16.7 source ↗

Find the center of mass of an object that occupies the surface z=x2+y2⁠, 1≤z≤4 and has density x2z⁠.

Answer

(0,0,2275/682)

16.7.4 §16.7 source ↗

Find the centroid of the surface of a right circular cone of height h and base radius r⁠, not including the base.

Answer

on center axis, h/3 above the base

16.7.5 §16.7 source ↗

Evaluate ∫∫D⁡⟨2,−3,4⟩⋅𝐍dS⁠, where D is given by z=x2+y2⁠, −1≤x≤1⁠, −1≤y≤1⁠, oriented up.

Answer

16

16.7.6 §16.7 source ↗

Evaluate ∫∫D⁡⟨x,y,3⟩⋅𝐍dS⁠, where D is given by z=3x−5y⁠, 1≤x≤2⁠, 0≤y≤2⁠, oriented up.

Answer

7

16.7.7 §16.7 source ↗

Evaluate ∫∫D⁡⟨x,y,−2⟩⋅𝐍dS⁠, where D is given by z=1−x2−y2⁠, x2+y2≤1⁠, oriented up.

Answer

−π

16.7.8 §16.7 source ↗

Evaluate ∫∫D⁡⟨xy,yz,zx⟩⋅𝐍dS⁠, where D is given by z=x+y2+2⁠, 0≤x≤1⁠, x≤y≤1⁠, oriented up.

Answer

−137/120

16.7.9 §16.7 source ↗

Evaluate ∫∫D⁡⟨ex,ey,z⟩⋅𝐍dS⁠, where D is given by z=xy⁠, 0≤x≤1⁠, −x≤y≤x⁠, oriented up.

Answer

−2/e

16.7.10 §16.7 source ↗

Evaluate ∫∫D⁡⟨xz,yz,z⟩⋅𝐍dS⁠, where D is given by z=a2−x2−y2⁠, x2+y2≤b2⁠, oriented up.

Answer

πb2(− 4b4− 3b2+ 6a2b2+ 6a2)/6

16.7.11 §16.7 source ↗

A fluid has density 870 kg/m⁠3 and flows with velocity 𝐯=⟨z,y2,x2⟩⁠, where distances are in meters and the components of 𝐯 are in meters per second. Find the rate of flow outward through the portion of the cylinder x2+y2=4⁠, 0≤z≤1 for which y≥0⁠.

Answer

9280 kg/s

16.7.12 §16.7 source ↗

Gauss's Law says that the net charge, Q⁠, enclosed by a closed surface, S⁠, is Q=ϵ0∫∫⁡𝐄⋅𝐍dS where 𝐄 is an electric field and ϵ0 (the permittivity of free space) is a known constant; 𝐍 is oriented outward. Use Gauss's Law to find the charge contained in the cube with vertices (±1,±1,±1) if the electric field is 𝐄=⟨x,y,z⟩⁠.

Answer

24ϵ0

16.8.1 §16.8 source ↗

Let 𝐅=⟨z,x,y⟩⁠. The plane z=2x+2y−1 and the paraboloid z=x2+y2 intersect in a closed curve. Stokes's Theorem implies that ∫∫D1⁡(∇×𝐅)⋅𝐍dS=∮C𝐅⋅d𝐫=∫∫D2⁡(∇×𝐅)⋅𝐍dS, where the line integral is computed over the intersection C of the plane and the paraboloid, and the two surface integrals are computed over the portions of the two surfaces that have boundary C (provided, of course, that the orientations all match). Compute all three integrals.

Answer

−3π

16.8.2 §16.8 source ↗

Let D be the portion of z=1−x2−y2 above the x⁠-⁠y plane, oriented up, and let 𝐅=⟨xy2,−x2y,xyz⟩⁠. Compute ∫∫D⁡(∇×𝐅)⋅𝐍dS⁠.

Answer

0

16.8.3 §16.8 source ↗

Let D be the portion of z=2x+5y inside x2+y2=1⁠, oriented up, and let 𝐅=⟨y,z,−x⟩⁠. Compute ∫∂D𝐅⋅d𝐫⁠.

Answer

−4π

16.8.4 §16.8 source ↗

Compute ∮Cx2zdx+3xdy−y3dz⁠, where C is the unit circle x2+y2=1 oriented counter-clockwise.

Answer

3π

16.8.5 §16.8 source ↗

Let D be the portion of z=px+qy+r over a region in the x⁠-⁠y plane that has area A⁠, oriented up, and let 𝐅= ⟨ax+ by+ cz, ax+ by+ cz, ax+ by+ cz⟩⁠. Compute ∫∂D𝐅⋅d𝐫⁠.

Answer

A(p(c−b)+q(a−c)+a−b)

16.9.1 §16.9 source ↗

Using 𝐅=⟨3x,y3,−2z2⟩ and the region bounded by x2+y2=9⁠, z=0⁠, and z=5⁠, compute both integrals from the Divergence Theorem.

Answer

both are −45π/4

16.9.2 §16.9 source ↗

Let E be the volume described by 0≤x≤a⁠, 0≤y≤b⁠, 0≤z≤c⁠, and 𝐅=⟨x2,y2,z2⟩⁠. Compute ∫∫∂E⁡𝐅⋅𝐍dS⁠.

Answer

a2bc+ab2c+abc2

16.9.3 §16.9 source ↗

Let E be the volume described by 0≤x≤1⁠, 0≤y≤1⁠, 0≤z≤1⁠, and 𝐅=⟨2xy,3xy,zex+y⟩⁠. Compute ∫∫∂E⁡𝐅⋅𝐍dS⁠.

Answer

e2−2e+7/2

16.9.4 §16.9 source ↗

Let E be the volume described by 0≤x≤1⁠, 0≤y≤x⁠, 0≤z≤x+y⁠, and 𝐅=⟨x,2y,3z⟩⁠. Compute ∫∫∂E⁡𝐅⋅𝐍dS⁠.

Answer

3

16.9.5 §16.9 source ↗

Let E be the volume described by x2+y2+z2≤4⁠, and 𝐅=⟨x3,y3,z3⟩⁠. Compute ∫∫∂E⁡𝐅⋅𝐍dS⁠.

Answer

384π/5

16.9.6 §16.9 source ↗

Let E be the hemisphere described by 0≤z≤1−x2−y2⁠, and 𝐅= ⟨x2+y2+z2, x2+y2+z2, x2+y2+z2⟩⁠. Compute ∫∫∂E⁡𝐅⋅𝐍dS⁠.

Answer

π/3

16.9.7 §16.9 source ↗

Let E be the volume described by x2+y2≤1⁠, 0≤z≤4⁠, and 𝐅=⟨xy2,yz,x2z⟩⁠. Compute ∫∫∂E⁡𝐅⋅𝐍dS⁠.

Answer

10π

16.9.8 §16.9 source ↗

Let E be the solid cone above the x⁠-⁠y plane and inside z=1−x2+y2⁠, and 𝐅= ⟨xcos2⁡z, ysin2⁡z, x2+y2z⟩⁠. Compute ∫∫∂E⁡𝐅⋅𝐍dS⁠.

Answer

π/2

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Exercises and answers are adapted from Calculus: Early Transcendentals by David Guichard and friends, which is free to read and download, and are used under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence. They are taken from the book’s online edition and set for the web, so they may differ slightly from the printed page. This adaptation is released under the same licence and is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by David Guichard or Whitman College. The book was first written by David Guichard. Its chapters 1–9 modify and expand notes by Neal Koblitz of the University of Washington; it includes exercises and examples from H. Jerome Keisler’s Elementary Calculus: An Approach Using Infinitesimals, from which its chapter on differential equations is largely derived, and some exercises from the OpenStax Calculus books; and Albert Schueller, Barry Balof and Mike Wills contributed additional material.