1.

A vector field S is expressed in Cartesian

coordinates as
{,( ) ( ) ( ) -} *(

)
(
)
(
) + . (a) Evaluate S at
P(2,4,3); (b) Determine a unit vector that gives the
direction of S at P. (c) Specify the surface f(x, y, z)
on which |S|=1.
Answer:
)
(a)
{( ) ( ) ( ) } *(
(

( )
( )
( ) +

} *( )

} *(
)
) +

(
(

)
)

(
(

)
(

)
(

(b)

(c)

)
)
)

( )

(d) the (vector) projection of

|

(
(

(a)

2. The three vertices of a triangle are located at A(6,1,2), B(-2,3,-4), and C(-3,1,5). Find: (a)
; (b)
; (c) the angle
at vertex A; (d) the (vector)
projection of
on
.

( )

) +
) +

Answer:

}*

(b)

( )

*(

) +

*(

)(

( )( )

on
(

)( )

)
(

( )

( )

( )

3. The three vertices of a triangle are located at A(6,1,2), B(-2,3,-4) and C(-3,1,5). Find: (a)
;
(b) the area of triangle; (c) a unit vector
perpendicular to the plane in which the triangle is
located.
Answer:
(a)
(
)
(
)

(c) | |
[

(
(

)
)

[(

),(

(
(

))

(
) -

[(

(
)

)
)

(
]
)

)(

)
(

)
1

coordinate of the point (

Specify the distance from C to D.

) (c)

(b)

Ans. C(x=-1.860,y=-3.99, z= 2); D(

); 8.36

Answer:
(a)

(b)
(

|
|

||

)
)

D1.8. Transform the following vectors to spherical

coordinate at the point given: (a)
at P(x=-3, y=2,
z=4); (b)
at Q(
); (c)
at
M(
).

|
(

||

)
(

(c)

)
(

)
Ans.

;
;

(c) ...
D1.5. (a) Give the Cartesian coordinates of the point
C(
). (b) Give the cylindrical

Answer:
2

(a) P(x=-3, y=2, z=4)

(b) Q(

( )

x=
x=
x=
x=

( )

y=
y=
y=
y=

S0
(

(c)

at Q(

) is 10
)=

at M(

(kuadran II)

(
(

)
)

(
(

)
)

sSo
(

So

at P(x=-3, y=2, z=4) = 10 (

)
=

at M(

) is 10

D2.1. A charge
is located at A(-6,4,7), and a
charge
at B(5,8,-2) in free space. If distance
are given in meters, find: (a)
; (b)
. Determine the
vector force exerted on
by
if
: (c)
(
)
F/m; (d)
F/m.
Answer:
3

(a)

(b)

( )

( )

(a)

( )

(
)

(
)

( )
(

(c)
(
(

( )

)
(

(
(

( )

))

)
(

Evaluate the sums: (a)

D2.3.
(

(
)

; (b)

(d)
Answer:
(

(
(

)
)

(a)
)

(
(

(b)
(

(
)

)
)

( )

( )

D2.2. A charge of
is located at A(25,-30,15)(in
cm), and a second charge of
is at B(-10,8,12) cm.
Find at: (a) the origin; (b) P(15,20,50).
Answer:
4