HW-1

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1. For the two vectors A  x  2 y  z and B  2 x  3 y  z , find (a) A  B and A  B , (b)
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component of B along A , (c) angle between A and B , (d) A  B , (e) A  B  A  B .
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2. A , B , and C are three vectors pointing from the origin of a coordinate to three points A, B,
and C, respectively. Find the distance between the origin to the ABC plane and the area of
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the ABC triangle. Express your result in terms of A , B , and C vectors.

3. Find the angle between the surface normal directions of r2=9 and x+y+z2=1 at the joined
point of (2,-2,1).

4. Calculate the divergence and the curl of the following functions:

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(a) va  x 2 x  3xz 2 y  2 xzz .
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(b) vb  xyx  2 yzy  3zxz .
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(c) vc  y 2 x  (2 xy  z 2 ) y  2 yzz .

5. Calculate the Laplacian of the following functions:

(a) Ta  x 2  2 xy  3z  4 .
(b) Tb  sin x sin y sin z .
(c) Tc  e 5 x sin(4 y) cos(3z) .
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(d) v  x 2 x  3xz 2 y  2 xzz .

6. Prove that the divergence of a curl is always zero and that the curl of a gradient is always
zero.