a) Determine the direction in which the scalar field f(x,y)=2x^(2)-y^(2)+xyf(x, y)=2 x^2-y^2+x y increases most rapidly at the point (1,1)(1,1).
Answer:
The direction in which a scalar field f(x,y)f(x, y) increases most rapidly at a given point is given by the gradient of the field at that point. The gradient is a vector that points in the direction of the greatest increase of the function and its magnitude is the rate of increase in that direction.
So, the gradient of f(x,y)f(x, y) at the point (1,1)(1, 1) is:
grad f(1,1)=(5,-1)\nabla f(1, 1) = (5, -1)
Therefore, the scalar field f(x,y)=2x^(2)-y^(2)+xyf(x, y) = 2x^2 – y^2 + xy increases most rapidly at the point (1,1)(1, 1) in the direction of the vector (5,-1)(5, -1).
b) Calculate the work done by a force vec(F)=3x hat(i)+2y hat(j)\overrightarrow{\mathbf{F}}=3 x \hat{\mathbf{i}}+2 y \hat{\mathbf{j}} in moving a particle once counter-clockwise along the ellipse (x^(2))/(4)+(y^(2))/(9)=1\frac{x^2}{4}+\frac{y^2}{9}=1.
Answer:
The work done by a force vec(F)\vec{F} along a path CC is given by the line integral of the force along the path:
where d vec(r)d\vec{r} is a differential element of the path.
Given the force vec(F)=3x hat(i)+2y hat(j)\vec{F} = 3x \hat{i} + 2y \hat{j}, we can express this in terms of the parameterization of the ellipse. The ellipse (x^(2))/(4)+(y^(2))/(9)=1\frac{x^2}{4} + \frac{y^2}{9} = 1 can be parameterized as:
x(t)=2cos(t)x(t) = 2 \cos(t)
y(t)=3sin(t)y(t) = 3 \sin(t)
where tt ranges from 00 to 2pi2\pi for one complete counter-clockwise traversal of the ellipse.
The differential element of the path in terms of tt is:
To integrate this, we can use the trigonometric identity sin(2t)=2sin(t)cos(t)\sin(2t) = 2 \sin(t) \cos(t), so sin(t)cos(t)=(1)/(2)sin(2t)\sin(t) \cos(t) = \frac{1}{2} \sin(2t):
The integral of sin(2t)\sin(2t) over a complete period (from 00 to 2pi2\pi) is zero, because the positive and negative areas cancel each other out:
W=3*0=0W = 3 \cdot 0 = 0
Therefore, the work done by the force vec(F)=3x hat(i)+2y hat(j)\vec{F} = 3x \hat{i} + 2y \hat{j} in moving a particle once counter-clockwise along the ellipse (x^(2))/(4)+(y^(2))/(9)=1\frac{x^2}{4} + \frac{y^2}{9} = 1 is 00 joules.
c) Use the divergence theorem to calculate the flux of a vector field vec(A)=2x hat(i)-y hat(j)+3z hat(k)\overrightarrow{\mathbf{A}}=2 x \hat{\mathbf{i}}-y \hat{\mathbf{j}}+3 z \hat{\mathbf{k}} over a cube of side 2a2 a which has its vertices at (+-a,+-a,+-a)( \pm a, \pm a, \pm a).
Answer:
The divergence theorem states that the flux of a vector field vec(A)\vec{A} through a closed surface SS is equal to the volume integral of the divergence of vec(A)\vec{A} over the volume VV enclosed by SS:
Since the divergence is a constant, the volume integral becomes:
∭_(V)(grad* vec(A))dV=4∭_(V)dV\iiint_V (\nabla \cdot \vec{A}) dV = 4 \iiint_V dV
The volume VV is a cube with side length 2a2a, so its volume is (2a)^(3)=8a^(3)(2a)^3 = 8a^3. Therefore, the flux of the vector field vec(A)\vec{A} over the cube is: