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What is the work done in moving a particle once around a circle of radius 3 in the xy plane under the force field F = (2x - y + z)i + (x + y - z²)j + (3x - 2y + 4z)k?

  • 18π
  • 0 (correct)

Which condition must be satisfied for the force field F = (2xy + z³)i + x²j + 3xz²k to be classified as a conservative force field?

  • The divergence of F should be zero.
  • The force must depend on time.
  • The curl of F should be zero. (correct)
  • F must be a function of position alone.

What is the scalar potential for the conservative force field F = (2xy + z³)i + x²j + 3xz²k?

  • x²y + 3xz + C (correct)
  • 2xyz + x² + C
  • xy² + z³ + C
  • x³y + z² + C

In finding the area cut from the plane x + 2y + 2z = 5 by the cylinder defined by x = y² and x = 2 - y², which shape do the equations represent?

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What is the flux of the field F(x, y, z) = 4xi + 4yj + 2k through the surface created by the intersection of the paraboloid z = x² + y² and the plane z = 1?

<p>8π (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which equation correctly verifies Green’s theorem in the plane for the vector field (xy + y²)dx + x²dy?

<p>∮C (xy + y²)dx + x²dy = ∬R (∂/∂x(y²) - ∂/∂y(xy))dA (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

For the closed curve C bounded by y = x and y = x², what would be the essential characteristic of the region it encloses?

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What is the importance of calculating the work done by a particle in a circular motion under a given force field?

<p>It can help in determining if energy is conserved. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which statement regarding the area found in the intersection of the cylinder and the plane is true?

<p>It may be expressed in terms of integral bounds related to the cylinder. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Work done in moving a particle

The amount of energy required to move a particle along a path under the influence of a force field.

Conservative force field

A force field where the work done in moving a particle between two points is independent of the path taken.

Scalar potential

A scalar function whose gradient gives the conservative force field.

Area of a region cut from a plane

The area enclosed by a region of a plane limited by contours from a cylinder.

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Flux of a field

The rate at which a vector field flows through a surface.

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Green's theorem

A theorem relating a line integral around a simple closed curve to a double integral over the plane region enclosed by the curve.

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Study Notes

Question 1

  • Find the work done moving a particle around a circle C in the xy-plane.
  • Circle has center at the origin and radius 3.
  • Force field is F = (2x - y + z)i + (x + y - z²)j + (3x - 2y + 4z)k.

Question 2

  • Show that F = (2xy + z³)i + x²j + 3xz²k is conservative.
  • Find the scalar potential.

Question 3

  • Find the area of the region cut from the plane x + 2y + 2z = 5 by the cylinder.
  • Cylinder walls are x = y² and x = 2 - y².

Question 4

  • Find the flux of the field F(x, y, z) = 4xi + 4yj + 2k outward away from the z-axis.
  • Through the surface cut from the bottom of the paraboloid z = x² + y² by the plane z = 1.

Question 5

  • Verify Green's Theorem in the plane.
  • For ∫(xy + y²)dx + x²dy.
  • Where C is the closed curve of the region bounded by y = x and y = x².

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