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)

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4. If Φ = , show that div(grad( Φ ))=0 ( div(grad Φ )= ∇ 2 Φ )
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r
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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)

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