MPZ 4230 Assignment 01 Academic Year 2005

1. (a) Determine the normal to the surface S given by x2 3y2 z = 0 at the point (x, y, z) = (1, -2, -11). Then determine the equation of the tangent plane to S to this point. (b) Determine the tangent plane to the surface z = x2 3y2 at the point on the surface where x = 1, y = -2. 2. (a) Determine the second order Taylor polynomial for the following functions at the indicated points. (i) exsin y at (0, 0) (ii) x3 3x + y2 at (-1, 0) (iii) cosx . cosy at (0, 2 ) (b) Find the critical points of the functions f(x, y) = (y2 4ax) (x2 4ay) and clarify them. 3. (a) Find the directional derivative of = x 2 yz + 4 xz 2 at (1, -2, -1) in the direction 2i j k . (b) (i)
(ii) 4.

Show that r = (2 xy + z 3 ) i + x 2 j + 3xz 2 k is a conservative force field. Find

such that F = grad . Find the work done in moving an object in this field from (1, -2, 1) to (3, 1, 4).

(a) Find all the roots of following (i)

2+

2i

(ii)

(iii) (i 1)

(iv)

2i 1+ i

(b) Prove that the function f(z) = (x2 + y) + (y2 x) i is not analytic at any point. (c) Construct an analytic function whose real part is u(x, y) = x3 3xy2 + y. 5. (a) Write the number in the form a + bi. (i) i3(i +1)2 (ii) [(3 i)2 3] i (iii)

(8 + 2 i) (1 i) ( 2 + i) 2

(b) Prove De Moivers theorem using Eular Formula and 2 cos n = z n + z n where z = cos + i sin . 1 By considering (z + z 1)4 , show that cos 4 = [cos 4 + 4 cos 2 + 3] . 8

Hence evaluate 6.

cos 4 2 d .
e 5z dz if z2

Use Cauchys Integral formula to evaluate (i) C is the circle (ii) C is the circle z =3 z = 1.

7.

The vector fields u and v satisfy the equations curl u = cv, curl v = cu where c is a non zero constan. Show that (i) div u = div v = 0. (ii) 2 u + c 2 u = 2 v + c 2 v = 0 The following vector identities may be assumed div curl A = 0. curl curl A = grad div A - 2 A .