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Vector Calculus 1
1.

a = 2 i 6 j + 9 k

b = 3 i 21 j + 4 k

c = 4 i 3 k

(a)

Calculate a .

(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

Find a unit vector in the direction of b .

Evaluate a . b .
Calculate b a .
Find the component of b in the direction of c .

2.

Consider the scalar field = 3 x 2 y y 3 z 2 . Calculate grad at the point

(1, 2 , 1) and the directional derivative of at that point in the direction
2 i j + 2 k .

3.

Consider the function p = (x 3 y ) + 2 x 2 z .

(a)
(b)

4.

Calculate the maximum rate of change of p at the point (2 ,1, 0 ) and the
direction this occurs in.
Calculate the rate of change of p at (2 ,1, 0 ) in the direction indicated by
6 i 3 j 2 k .

(a)
(b)

Find the gradient of the scalar function f = e xy + z at the point (4 , 0 , 3 ) .

Hence, calculate the directional derivative of f at (4 , 0 , 3 ) in the direction
of the vector 5 i + 3 j + 4 k .

(c)

What is the maximum rate of increase of the function at (4 , 0 , 3 ) ?

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5.

If = 2 xy + z 2 i + x 2 + z j + (y + 2 xz ) k , determine a possible value for .

6.

Evaluate r where r is the position vector r = x i + y j + z k and r = r .

Answers
1.

2.

(a)
(b)

11

(c)
(d)

33
39
2

i + 35 j + 19 k

(e)

24
5

1
101

( 6 i j + 8 k )

3.

(a)

104
direction 2 i + 6 j + 8 k or
1
2 i + 6 j + 8 k
magnitude

104

(b)

46
7

4 j + k

grad = 12 i 9 j 16 k

4.

(a)

(b)

directional derivative = 47
3

5.
6.

= x 2 y + yz + xz 2
r

8 2
5

(c)

17