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15.7E: Exercises for Section 15.7

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In exercises 1 - 6, without using Stokes’ theorem, calculate directly both the flux of curlFN over the given surface and the circulation integral around its boundary, assuming all are oriented clockwise.

1. F(x,y,z)=y2ˆi+z2ˆj+x2ˆk; S is the first-octant portion of plane x+y+z=1.

2. F(x,y,z)=zˆi+xˆj+yˆk; S is hemisphere z=(a2x2y2)1/2.

Answer
S(curlFN)dS=πa2

3. F(x,y,z)=y2ˆi+2xˆj+5ˆk; S is hemisphere z=(4x2y2)1/2.

4. F(x,y,z)=zˆi+2xˆj+3yˆk; S is upper hemisphere z=9x2y2.

Answer
S(curlFN)dS=18π

5. F(x,y,z)=(x+2z)ˆi+(yx)ˆj+(zy)ˆk; S is a triangular region with vertices (3,0,0),(0,3/2,0), and (0,0,3).

6. F(x,y,z)=2yˆi+6zˆj+3xˆk; S is a portion of paraboloid z=4x2y2 and is above the xy-plane.

Answer
S(curlFN)dS=8π

In exercises 7 - 9, use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate S(curlFN)dS for the vector fields and surface.

7. F(x,y,z)=xyˆizˆj and S is the surface of the cube 0x1,0y1,0z1, except for the face where z=0 and using the outward unit normal vector.

8. F(x,y,z)=xyˆi+x2ˆj+z2ˆk; and C is the intersection of paraboloid z=x2+y2 and plane z=y, and using the outward normal vector.

Answer
S(curlFN)dS=0

9. F(x,y,z)=4yˆi+zˆj+2yˆk; and C is the intersection of sphere x2+y2+z2=4 with plane z=0, and using the outward normal vector.

10. Use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate C[2xy2zdx+2x2yzdy+(x2y22z)dz], where C is the curve given by x=cost,y=sint,0t2π, traversed in the direction of increasing t.

A vector field in three dimensional space. The arrows are larger the further they are from the x, y plane. The arrows curve up from below the x, y plane and slightly above it. The rest tend to curve down and horizontally. An oval-shaped curve is drawn through the middle of the space.

Answer
CFdS=0

11. [T] Use a computer algebraic system (CAS) and Stokes’ theorem to approximate line integral C(ydx+zdy+xdz), where C is the intersection of plane x+y=2 and surface x2+y2+z2=2(x+y), traversed counterclockwise viewed from the origin.

12. [T] Use a CAS and Stokes’ theorem to approximate line integral C(3ydx+2zdy5xdz), where C is the intersection of the xy-plane and hemisphere z=1x2y2, traversed counterclockwise viewed from the top—that is, from the positive z-axis toward the xy-plane.

Answer
CFdS=9.4248

13. [T] Use a CAS and Stokes’ theorem to approximate line integral C[(1+y)zdx+(1+z)xdy+(1+x)ydz], where C is a triangle with vertices (1,0,0),(0,1,0), and (0,0,1) oriented counterclockwise.

14. Use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate ScurlFdS, where F(x,y,z)=exycoszˆi+x2zˆj+xyˆk, and S is half of sphere x=1y2z2, oriented out toward the positive x-axis.

Answer
SFdS=0

15. [T] Use a CAS and Stokes’ theorem to evaluate S(curlFN)dS, where F(x,y,z)=x2yˆi+xy2ˆj+z3ˆk and C is the curve of the intersection of plane 3x+2y+z=6 and cylinder x2+y2=4, oriented clockwise when viewed from above.

16. [T] Use a CAS and Stokes’ theorem to evaluate ScurlFdS, where F(x,y,z)=(sin(y+z)yx2y33)ˆi+xcos(y+z)ˆj+cos(2y)ˆk and S consists of the top and the four sides but not the bottom of the cube with vertices (±1,±1,±1), oriented outward.

Answer
ScurlFdS=2.6667

17. [T] Use a CAS and Stokes’ theorem to evaluate ScurlFdS, where F(x,y,z)=z2ˆi+3xyˆj+x3y3ˆk and S is the top part of z=5x2y2 above plane z=1 and S is oriented upward.

18. Use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate S(curlFN)dS, where F(x,y,z)=z2ˆi+y2ˆj+xˆk and S is a triangle with vertices (1,0,0),(0,1,0) and (0,0,1) with counterclockwise orientation.

Answer
S(curlFN)dS=16

19. Use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate line integral C(zdx+xdy+ydz), where C is a triangle with vertices (3,0,0),(0,0,2), and (0,6,0) traversed in the given order.

20. Use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate C(12y2dx+zdy+xdz), where C is the curve of intersection of plane x+z=1 and ellipsoid x2+2y2+z2=1, oriented clockwise from the origin.

A diagram of an intersecting plane and ellipsoid in three dimensional space. There is an orange curve drawn to show the intersection.

Answer
C(12y2dx+zdy+xdz)=π4

21. Use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate S(curlFN)dS, where F(x,y,z)=xˆi+y2ˆj+zexyˆk and S is the part of surface z=1x22y2 with z0, oriented counterclockwise.

22. Use Stokes’ theorem for vector field F(x,y,z)=zˆi+3xˆj+2zˆk where S is surface z=1x22y2,z0, C is boundary circle x2+y2=1, and S is oriented in the positive z-direction.

Answer
S(curlFN)dS=3π

23. Use Stokes’ theorem for vector field F(x,y,z)=32y2ˆi2xyˆj+yzˆk, where S is that part of the surface of plane x+y+z=1 contained within triangle C with vertices (1,0,0),(0,1,0), and (0,0,1), traversed counterclockwise as viewed from above.

24. A certain closed path C in plane 2x+2y+z=1 is known to project onto unit circle x2+y2=1 in the xy-plane. Let C be a constant and let R(x,y,z)=xˆi+yˆj+zˆk. Use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate C(cˆk×R)dS.

Answer
C(cˆk×R)dS=2πc

25. Use Stokes’ theorem and let C be the boundary of surface z=x2+y2 with 0x2 and 0y1 oriented with upward facing normal. Define F(x,y,z)=(sin(x3)+xz)ˆi+(xyz)ˆj+cos(z4)ˆk and evaluate CFdS.

26. Let S be hemisphere x2+y2+z2=4 with z0, oriented upward. Let F(x,y,z)=x2eyzˆi+y2exzˆj+z2exyˆk be a vector field. Use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate ScurlFdS.

Answer
ScurlFdS=0

27. Let F(x,y,z)=xyˆi+(ez2+y)ˆj+(x+y)ˆk and let S be the graph of function y=x29+z291 with z0 oriented so that the normal vector S has a positive y component. Use Stokes’ theorem to compute integral ScurlFdS.

28. Use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate FdS, where F(x,y,z)=yˆi+zˆj+xˆk and C is a triangle with vertices (0,0,0),(2,0,0) and 0,2,2) oriented counterclockwise when viewed from above.

Answer
FdS=4

29. Use the surface integral in Stokes’ theorem to calculate the circulation of field F, F(x,y,z)=x2y3ˆi+ˆj+zˆk around C, which is the intersection of cylinder x2+y2=4 and hemisphere x2+y2+z2=16,z0, oriented counterclockwise when viewed from above.

A diagram in three dimensions of a vector field and the intersection of a sylinder and hemisphere. The arrows are horizontal and have negative x components for negative y components and have positive x components for positive y components. The curve of intersection between the hemisphere and cylinder is drawn in blue.

30. Use Stokes’ theorem to compute ScurlFdS. where F(x,y,z)=ˆi+xy2ˆj+xy2ˆk and S is a part of plane y+z=2 inside cylinder x2+y2=1 and oriented counterclockwise.

A diagram of a vector field in three dimensional space showing the intersection of a plane and a cylinder. The curve where the plane and cylinder intersect is drawn in blue.

Answer
ScurlFdS=0

31. Use Stokes’ theorem to evaluate ScurlFdS, where F(x,y,z)=y2ˆi+xˆj+z2ˆk and S is the part of plane x+y+z=1 in the positive octant and oriented counterclockwise x0,y0,z0.

32. Let F(x,y,z)=xyˆi+2zˆj2yˆk and let C be the intersection of plane x+z=5 and cylinder x2+y2=9, which is oriented counterclockwise when viewed from the top. Compute the line integral of F over C using Stokes’ theorem.

Answer
\displaystyle \iint_S curl \, \vecs F \cdot dS = -36 \pi

33. [T] Use a CAS and let \vecs F(x,y,z) = xy^2\,\mathbf{\hat i} + (yz - x)\,\mathbf{\hat j} + e^{yxz}\,\mathbf{\hat k}. Use Stokes’ theorem to compute the surface integral of curl \vecs F over surface S with inward orientation consisting of cube [0,1] \times [0,1] \times [0,1] with the right side missing.

34. Let S be ellipsoid \dfrac{x^2}{4} + \dfrac{y^2}{9} + z^2 = 1 oriented counterclockwise and let \vecs F be a vector field with component functions that have continuous partial derivatives.

Answer
\displaystyle \iint_S curl \, \vecs F \cdot \vecs N = 0

35. Let S be the part of paraboloid z = 9 - x^2 - y^2 with z \geq 0. Verify Stokes’ theorem for vector field \vecs F(x,y,z) = 3z\,\mathbf{\hat i} + 4x\,\mathbf{\hat j} + 2y\,\mathbf{\hat k}.

36. [T] Use a CAS and Stokes’ theorem to evaluate \displaystyle \oint \vecs F \cdot dS, if \vecs F(x,y,z) = (3z - \sin x) \,\mathbf{\hat i} + (x^2 + e^y) \,\mathbf{\hat j} + (y^3 - \cos z) \,\mathbf{\hat k}, where C is the curve given by x = \cos t, \, y = \sin t, \, z = 1; \, 0 \leq t \leq 2\pi.

Answer
\displaystyle \oint_C \vecs F \cdot d\vecs{r} = 0

37. [T] Use a CAS and Stokes’ theorem to evaluate \vecs F(x,y,z) = 2y\,\mathbf{\hat i} + e^z\,\mathbf{\hat j} - \arctan x \,\mathbf{\hat k} with S as a portion of paraboloid z = 4 - x^2 - y^2 cut off by the xy-plane oriented counterclockwise.

38. [T] Use a CAS to evaluate \displaystyle \iint_S curl (F) \cdot dS, where \vecs F(x,y,z) = 2z\,\mathbf{\hat i} + 3x\,\mathbf{\hat j} + 5y\,\mathbf{\hat k} and S is the surface parametrically by \vecs r(r,\theta) = r \, \cos \theta \,\mathbf{\hat i} + r \, \sin \theta \,\mathbf{\hat j} + (4 - r^2) \,\mathbf{\hat k} \, (0 \leq \theta \leq 2\pi, \, 0 \leq r \leq 3).

Answer
\displaystyle \iint_S curl (F) \cdot dS = 84.8230

39. Let S be paraboloid z = a (1 - x^2 - y^2), for z \geq 0, where a > 0 is a real number. Let \vecs F(x,y,z) = \langle x - y, \, y + z, \, z - x \rangle. For what value(s) of a (if any) does \displaystyle \iint_S (\vecs \nabla \times \vecs F) \cdot \vecs n \, dS have its maximum value?

For application exercises 40 - 41, the goal is to evaluate \displaystyle A = \iint_S (\vecs \nabla \times \vecs F) \cdot \vecs n \, dS, where \vecs F = \langle xz, \, -xz, \, xy \rangle and S is the upper half of ellipsoid x^2 + y^2 + 8z^2 = 1, where z \geq 0.

40. Evaluate a surface integral over a more convenient surface to find the value of A.

Answer
\displaystyle A = \iint_S (\vecs \nabla \times \vecs F) \cdot \vecs n \, dS = 0

41. Evaluate A using a line integral.

42. Take paraboloid z = x^2 + y^2, for 0 \leq z \leq 4, and slice it with plane y = 0. Let S be the surface that remains for y \geq 0, including the planar surface in the xz-plane. Let C be the semicircle and line segment that bounded the cap of S in plane z = 4 with counterclockwise orientation. Let \vecs F = \langle 2z + y, \, 2x + z, \, 2y + x \rangle. Evaluate \displaystyle \iint_S (\vecs \nabla \times \vecs F) \cdot \vecs n \, dS.

A diagram of a vector field in three dimensional space where a paraboloid with vertex at the origin, plane at y=0, and plane at z=4 intersect. The remaining surface is the half of a paraboloid under z=4 and above y=0.

Answer
\displaystyle \iint_S (\vecs \nabla \times \vecs F) \cdot \vecs n \, dS = 2\pi

For exercises 43 - 45, let S be the disk enclosed by curve C \, : \, \vecs r(t) = \langle \cos \varphi \, \cos t, \, \sin t, \, \sin \varphi \, \cos t \rangle, for 0 \leq t \leq 2\pi, where 0 \leq \varphi \leq \dfrac{\pi}{2} is a fixed angle.

43. What is the length of C in terms of \varphi?

44. What is the circulation of C of vector field \vecs F = \langle -y, \, -z, \, x \rangle as a function of \varphi?

Answer
C = \pi (\cos \varphi - \sin \varphi)

45. For what value of \varphi is the circulation a maximum?

46. Circle C in plane x + y + z = 8 has radius 4 and center (2, 3, 3). Evaluate \displaystyle \oint_C \vecs F \cdot d\vecs{r} for \vecs F = \langle 0, \, -z, \, 2y \rangle, where C has a counterclockwise orientation when viewed from above.

Answer
\displaystyle \oint_C \vecs F \cdot d\vecs{r} = 48 \pi

47. Velocity field v = \langle 0, \, 1 -x^2, \, 0 \rangle , for |x| \leq 1 and |z| \leq 1, represents a horizontal flow in the y-direction. Compute the curl of \vecs v in a clockwise rotation.

48. Evaluate integral \displaystyle \iint_S (\vecs \nabla \times \vecs F) \cdot \vecs n \, dS, where \vecs F = - xz\,\mathbf{\hat i} + yz\,\mathbf{\hat j} + xye^z \,\mathbf{\hat k} and S is the cap of paraboloid z = 5 - x^2 - y^2 above plane z = 3, and \vecs n points in the positive z-direction on S.

Answer
\displaystyle \iint_S (\vecs \nabla \times \vecs F) \cdot \vecs n = 0

In exercises 49 - 50, use Stokes’ theorem to find the circulation of the following vector fields around any smooth, simple closed curve C.

49. \vecs F = \vecs \nabla (x \, \sin ye^z)

50. \vecs F = \langle y^2z^3, \, z2xyz^3, 3xy^2z^2 \rangle

Answer
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