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VECTOR ANALYSIS
BY ENGR. JIMMY L. OCAMPO
0920 . 644 . 6246

1. Find | u x v | correct to three decimal places where | u | = 9, | v | = 3, Lθ = 85 deg. Select the

correct answer.
a. 2.989 b. 31.897 c. 2.353 d. 26.897

2. Find the area of the first octant part of the plane x/a + y/b + z/c = 1, where a, b and c are positive
a. ½ square root of ( a2 + b2 + b2c2 + a2c2 )
b. a + b + c
c. square root of ( a + b + c )
d. square root of (a2be)

3. A voltage v = 150 + j180 is applied across an impedance and the current flowing is found to be I
= 5 – j4. Determine the resistance
a. 0.75 ohms b. 0.77 ohms c. 0.78 ohms d. 0.76 ohms

4. Find the area of the area of the parallelogram with adjacent sides represented by i – 2j + 3k and 2i
+ j + 4k.
a. 6.93 b. 17.32 c. 12.25 d. 24.49

5. Find the unit vector orthogonal to both vectors 9i +9j and 9i +9k.
a. (i+j+ k)/sq.rt of 3 b. (i-j-k)/sq.rt of 3
c. (i - j + k)/sq.rt of 3 d. (i - j + k)/sq.rt of 5

6. Find the divergence of the vector field.

A = 3y4z2i + 4x2z2j – 3x2y2k
a. 10 b. 5 c. 15 d. 0

7. If A = xz2i + 2yj – 3xzk and B = 3xzi + 2yzj – z2k, find A x ( ∇ x B) at the point (1, -1, 2).
a. 18i – 12j – 16k b. -18i – 12j + 16k
c. 18i + 12j + 16k d. 18i – 12j + 16k

8. Find a unit vector which is perpendicular to the surface of the paraboloid of revolution z = x 2 + y2
at the pt (1,2,5)
a. (2i + 4j – k) / sq.rt of 12 b. (2i + 4j – k) / sq.rt of 21
c. (2i + 4j – k) / sq.rt of 5 d. (2i + 4j – k) / sq.rt of 7

9. Evaluate ∇ ● (/r/3 r) if r = xi + yj + 2k and /r/ = sq.rt of (x^2 + y^2 + z^2)

a. 3/r/3 b. 2/r/2 c. 6/r/3 d. 4/r/2

10. Find the directional derivative of P = 4e raised to (2x – y + z) at the pt (1,1,-1) in the direction
towards the pt (-3,5,6)
a. 9/20 b. 20/9 c. -9/20 d. -20/9
11. A particle moves along the curve whose parametric equation is x = e^-t, y = 2Cos3t, z = 2Sin3t
where t is the time. Find the magnitude of acceleration at t = 0.
a. sq.rt of 235 b. sq.rt of 523 c. sq.rt of 325 d. sq.rt of 352

12. The cross product of A = 4i + 2j with B is zero when the dot product of A and B is 30. Find B.
a. -6i – 3j b. 6i – 3j c. 6i + 3j d. -6i + 3j

13. Given the vector A = 2i - 4j + k, B = i + j – 3k, C = -i + 2j + 2k, find (AxB) ● (C x A)

a. 145 b. 150 c. 135 d. 140

14. Solve for a such that the 3 vectors 2i – j + k, 1 + 2j – 3k and 3i + aj + 5k are coplanar vectors.
a. -2 b. -4 c. 4 d. 2

15. Find the volume of a parallelopiped with sides are A = 3i – j, B = j + 2k, C = i + 5j + 4k.
a. 20 b. 24 c. 22 d. 18

16. Find the projection of A = 10i – 2j + 8k in the direction of B = 2i – 6j + 3k.

a. 8 b. 4 c. -6 d. 1

17. Find a so that 2i – 3j + 5k and 3i + aj – 2k are perpendicular.

a. -3/2 b. -4/3 c. 3/2 d. 4/3

18. Compute the angle which the position vector 3i – 6j + 2k makes with the y-axis.
a. 146° b. 149° c. 154° d. 157°

19. Solve for the magnitude of a force which must be added to the following two vectors forces 2i –
7k and 3j + 2k to give a resultant of 7i – 6j – k (all are in Newton).
a. 9N b. 10N c. 8N d. 11N

20. For what value of a will the vector A = (axy – z^3)i + (a – 2) x^2 j + (1 – a) xz^2k have curl
identically equal to zero.
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5

21. Find the work done in moving an object along a vector a = 3i+4j if the force applied is b = 2i+j.
a. 10 b. 9 c. 12 d. 8

22. Write the vector of length 2 and direction 150 degrees in the form ai + bj.
a. 1.73i + j b. -1.73i – j c. 1.73i – j d. -1.73i + j

23. Given the vector V = i + 2j + k, what is the angle between V and the x- axis?
a. 22° b. 24° c. 66° d. 80°

24. Find the acute angle between the vectors z1 = 3 – 4i and z2 = -4 + 3i.
a. 18 deg 18 min b. 15 deg 15 min c. 17 deg 17 min d. 16 deg 16 min

25. Find the k so that A = < 3 – 2 > and B = < 1, k > are parallel.
a. 2/3 b. -2/3 c. 3/2 d. -3/2
26. Find the work done by a force F = -3j (pounds) applied to a point that moves on a line from (1,3)
to (4,7). Assume that distance is measure in feet.
a. 6 ft-lb b. -10 ft-lb c. -12 ft-lb d. 15 ft-lb

27. A particle has a position vector < 2 cos 21t, 1 + sin t >. What is the speed of the particle at time t
= π/47.
a. 5.427 b. 7.245 c. 1.879 d. 4.528

28. Find the vector perpendicular to the vector (2,5).

a. (5,2) b. (4,-2) c. (5,-2) d. (2,-4)

29. Find k so that A = < 3, -2 > and B = < 1, k > are perpendicular.
a. 2/3 b. 3/2 c. 5/3 d. 3/5

30. Find the work done by the force F = 3i + 10j newtons in moving an object 10 meters north.
a. 104.40 J b. 100 J c. 106 J d. 108.60 J

31. Find the initial point of v = (-3,1,2) if the terminal point is (5,0,-1).
a. (8,1,-3) b. (-8,1,3) c. (8,-1,-3) d. (-8,-1,3)

32. The electrical potential V at (x,y,z) is: V = x^2 + 4y^2 + 9z^2. What is the maximum rate of
change at P? P(2,-1,3)
a. 54.8 b. 85.4 c. 45.8 d. 84.5