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Assignment No 9 (Vector Differentiation)

The document contains 14 vector calculus problems involving vector differentiation concepts like directional derivative, curl, divergence, gradient, Laplacian, and their applications to vector functions. The problems involve determining directional derivatives, values of parameters for coplanar vectors, evaluating curl and divergence of vector functions, properties of operators on scalar and vector fields, solving vector equations, and finding tangent vectors and planes to surfaces.

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Assignment No 9 (Vector Differentiation)

The document contains 14 vector calculus problems involving vector differentiation concepts like directional derivative, curl, divergence, gradient, Laplacian, and their applications to vector functions. The problems involve determining directional derivatives, values of parameters for coplanar vectors, evaluating curl and divergence of vector functions, properties of operators on scalar and vector fields, solving vector equations, and finding tangent vectors and planes to surfaces.

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Assignment No 9 (Vector Differentiation)

1. Determine the directional derivative of φ = xe y + yz 2 + xyz at the point (2,0,3) in the


direction A = 3i − 2 j + k .

2. Determine the values of p such that the three vectors A, B, and C are coplanar, when
A = 2i + j + 4k , B = 3i + 2 j + p k and C = i + 4 j + 2k .

3. Find Curl (F ) and div(F) for the vector function F= grad(x2+y2+z2-3xyz)

x
4. If Φ = , show that div(grad( Φ ))=0 ( div(grad Φ )= ∇ 2 Φ )
3
r
1
5.Show that div ( r )=3 , curl( r )=0 , div(r n r ) = (n + 3)r n ∇ 2 ( ) = 0 , curl(r n r ) )= 0
r

6. Show that curl( r × a )=-2 a , div(r × a ) = 0 , grad (r.a ) = a where a is a constant vector.

7. Show that div((r × a ) × b) = 0 , curl ((r × a ) × b) = 2b × a , where a and b are constant


vectors.
 a.r   a.r 
8. (i) Expand curl  3 r  (ii) div 3 r  where a is a constant vector.
r  r 
 a × r  a 3r
(iii) Show that curl  3  = 3 + 3 (a.r )
 r  r r

9. If a and b are constant vectors and α is a scalar quantity satisfy a vector equation
α ≠ 0
α x + a × x = b , solve the vector equation for x for 
α = 0
10. Find the unit tangent vector to the surface of the parboiled of revolution z = x 2 + y 2 at the
point (1,2 ,5)

11. find the equation of tangent plane and normal line to the surface z = x 2 + y 2 at the point
(2,-1,5)
 1   r 
12. Evaluate ∇. r∇( 3 )  and Evaluate ∇ 2 ∇.( 2 )
 r   r 
If f( r) is a function of r only then find f( r) such that ∇ 2 f (r ) = 0

13. Prove that curl (curl(A))= − ∇ 2 A + ∇(∇. A)


1
14. If v = ω × r prove that ω = curl( v) where ω is a constant vector.
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