Vector Calculus
Practice Questions
Marks 2
1

Let $a_R$ be the unit radial vector in the spherical co-ordinate system. For which of the following value(s) of $n$, the divergence of the radial vector field $f(R)=a_R \frac{1}{R^n}$ is independent of $R$ ?

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2
Let $(x, y) \in \Re^2$. The rate of change of the real valued function, $V(x, y)=x^2+x+y^2+1$ at the origin in the direction of the point $(1,2)$ is _________ (round off to the nearest integer)
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3

Consider a vector $\vec{u} = 2\hat{x} + \hat{y} + 2\hat{z}$, where $\hat{x}$, $\hat{y}$, $\hat{z}$ represent unit vectors along the coordinate axes $x$, $y$, $z$ respectively. The directional derivative of the function $f(x, y, z) = 2\ln(xy) + \ln(yz) + 3\ln(xz)$ at the point $(x, y, z) = (1, 1, 1)$ in the direction of $\vec{u}$ is

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4

Let $$f(x,y,z) = 4{x^2} + 7xy + 3x{z^2}$$. The direction in which the function f(x, y, z) increases most rapidly at point P = (1, 0, 2) is

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5

Let $$\overrightarrow E (x,y,z) = 2{x^2}\widehat i + 5y\widehat j + 3z\widehat k$$. The value of $$\mathop{\int\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\int}\limits_{\kern-5.5pt V} {(\overrightarrow \nabla \,.\,\overrightarrow E )dV} $$, where V is the volume enclosed by the unit cube defined by 0 $$\le$$ x $$\le$$ 1, 0 $$\le$$ y $$\le$$ 1, and 0 $$\le$$ z $$\le$$ 1, is

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6
The line integral of the vector field $$\,\,F = 5xz\widehat i + \left( {3{x^2} + 2y} \right)\widehat j + {x^2}z\widehat k\,\,$$ along a path from $$(0, 0, 0)$$ to $$(1,1,1)$$ parameterized by $$\left( {t,{t^2},t} \right)$$ is _________.
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Match the following.

List-$${\rm I}$$
$$P.$$ Stoke's Theorem
$$Q.$$ Gauss's Theorem
$$R.$$ Divergence Theorem
$$S.$$ Cauchy's Integral Theorem

List-$${\rm I}{\rm I}$$
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8
The curl of the gradient of the scalar field defined by $$\,V = 2{x^2}y + 3{y^2}z + 4{z^2}x$$ is
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9
Given a vector field $$\overrightarrow F = {y^2}x\widehat a{}_x - yz\widehat a{}_y - {x^2}\widehat a{}_z,$$ the line integral $$\int {F.dl} $$ evaluated along a segment on the $$x-$$axis from $$x=1$$ to $$x=2$$ is
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The direction of vector $$A$$ is radially outward from the origin, with $$\left| A \right| = K\,{r^n}$$ where $${r^2} = {x^2} + {y^2} + {z^2}$$ and $$K$$ is constant. The value of $$n$$ for which $$\nabla .A = 0\,\,$$ is
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$$F\left( {x,y} \right) = \left( {{x^2} + xy} \right)\,\widehat a{}_x + \left( {{y^2} + xy} \right)\,\widehat a{}_y.\,\,$$ Its line integral over the straight line from $$(x, y)=(0,2)$$ to $$(x,y)=(2,0)$$ evaluates to
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for the scalar field $$u = {{{x^2}} \over 2} + {{{y^2}} \over 3},\,\,$$ the magnitude of the gradient at the point $$(1,3)$$ is
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