MAT291 Vector Problems - Solutions

1. a) A A = 1 + 4 + 4 = 9 = |A|2 |A| = 3
=
b) A

A
|A|

+ 23 y
23 z
= 13 x

c) A z = |A||z| cos
2 = 3 cos = 131.8
+ 5z
+ 5z = 3 r 8
2. a) Ap = 3 cos 60r 8
2

b) x = 4 cos 60 , y = 4 sin 60 = 2 3, z = 5

Position vector is (2, 2 3, 5).

c)

A
cos 60 sin 60 0 3/2
7.68
x

Ay = sin 60
cos 60
0 8 = 2.7

Az
0
0
1
5
5
3.

cos
0

A = cos cos sin cos sin 0 = sin

0
sin
cos
0
1
A

Ar

cos sin sin sin

cos

4. P (x, y, z) = (3 cos 30 , 3 sin 30 , 1) = (2.6, 1.5, 1)

P 0 (x, y, z) = (cos 90 , sin 90 , 2) = (0, 1, 2)
The vector from P to P is RP P 0 = 2.6
x0.5
y+z, so the distance is
2.83.

2.62 + 0.52 + 1 =

Converting RP P 0 from cartesian to cylindrical, we have

sin 0 2.6

R = sin cos 0 0.5

Rz
0
0
1
1
Rr

cos

+ z.
At P, = 30 , so R = 2.5r + 0.87
+ z.
At P, = 90 , so R = 0.5r + 2.6