VECTOR CALCULUS FDM 1033- SEM MAY 2014

TUTORIAL 2- MAY 2014

r
r t 1 v
v
1. Find parametric equations for the line that is tangent to the curve r (t ) = ln ti +
j + t ln tk
t+2

at the parameter value t = 1 .

Find the point:
x = ln t = ln (1) = 0
y=

t 1 11
=
=0
t + 2 1+ 2

z = t ln t = 1. ln(1) = 0
Find the direction vector of the tangent:
1 1
x 't =1 = = = 1
t 1

y't =1 =

t + 2 (t 1) 3 1
= =
(t + 2)2
9 3

1
z't =1 = ln t + t. = 0 + 1 = 1
t

The direction vector of the tangent is (1, 1/3, 1) and the point is (0, 0, 0)
The equation of the tangent is :
x=t
t
y= 3

z=t
2. Find the velocity, speed and acceleration of a particle whose motion in space is given by the

r
r
r
position vector r (t ) = (2 cos t )i + (3 sin t ) j + 4tk , t = / 2.
r
ur
r
r
r
Velocity: v (t) = r '(t ) = ( 2 sin t )i + (3cos t ) j + 4k

r
r
r
r
r
r
v ( / 2) = ( 2 sin )i + (3cos ) j + 4k = 2i + 4k
2
2
r
ur
r
r
Acceleration: a (t) = v'(t ) = ( 2 cos t )i + ( 3sin t ) j
1

r
r
r
r
a( / 2) = ( 2 cos )i + ( 3sin ) j = 3 j
2
2

r
Speed: v (t) = (2 sin t ) 2 + (3cos t ) 2 + 42 = 29

3. Find the velocity function of a particle given a (t ) = i + e t j and v (0) = 2i + j .

v(t ) = a (t )dt = < 1, et > +C =< t , e t > +C
v(0) =< 0, 1 > +C =< 2,1 >
C =< 2,1 > < 0, 1 >=< 2, 2 >

Velocity function: v(t ) =< t + 2, e t + 2 >

r
4. Find the position function for the given acceleration a (t ) = t , 0, 16 with the initial velocity
r
r
v (0) = 12, 4, 0 and initial position r (0) = 5, 0, 2 .
t2
, A, 16t > +C
2
v(0) =< 0, A,0 > +C =< 12, 4,0 > C =< 12, 4 A,0 >
v(t ) = a(t ) dt = < t ,0, 16 > +C =<

t2
+ 12, 4, 16t >
2
t2
t3
r (t ) = v(t )dt = < + 12, 4, 16t > + B =< + 12t , 4t , 8t 2 > + B
2
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r (0) =< 0,0,0 > + B =< 5,0, 2 > B =< 5,0, 2 >

v(t ) =<

r (t ) =<

t3
+ 12t + 5, 4t , 8t 2 + 2 >
6