TUTORIAL 2

VECTOR ALGEBRA

1. Express the following Cartesian point to cylindrical and spherical coordinates:

(a) 𝑆 (1,3,5)

(b) 𝑈(−3, −4, −10)

(c) 𝑅(−2,6,0)

2. Convert the following vector into the Cartesian coordinates:

̂𝜌 + 3𝜌 cos 𝜙 𝒂
(a) 𝑷 = 𝜌𝑧 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜙 𝒂 ̂𝜙 + 𝜌 cos 𝜙 sin 𝜙 𝒂
̂𝑧

(b) 𝑻 = 𝑟 2 𝒂
̂𝑟 + sin 𝜃 𝒂
̂𝑧

sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
(c) 𝑅 = ̂𝑟 −
𝒂 ̂𝜃
𝒂
𝑟2 𝑟2

3. Based on the following vector field, find B at P(15, 150o, 330o)

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𝑩 = 𝑟 sin 𝜙 𝒂̂𝑟 − sin 𝜃 cos 𝜙 𝒂 ̂𝜃 + 𝑟 2 𝒂
̂𝜙
𝑟

̂ 𝑟 + 2𝒂
4. If 𝑨 = 3𝒂 ̂𝜃 − 6𝒂
̂𝜙 and 𝑩 = 4𝒂
̂𝑟 + 3𝒂
̂ 𝜙 , find

(a) 𝑨. 𝑩

(b) Magnitude of 𝑨 × 𝑩

𝜋 5𝜋
̂𝑧 at (1, ,
(c) The vector component of A along 𝒂 )
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