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What is the correct form of the BAC-CAB rule for vector products?

  • A⃗× B⃗ × C⃗ = B⃗ A⃗ · C⃗ − C⃗ A⃗·B⃗ (correct)
  • A⃗× B⃗ × C⃗ = B⃗ A⃗ · C⃗ + C⃗ A⃗·B⃗
  • A⃗× B⃗ × C⃗ = A⃗ B⃗ · C⃗ + C⃗ B⃗·A⃗
  • A⃗× B⃗ × C⃗ = C⃗ A⃗ · B⃗ − B⃗ A⃗·C⃗

How is the position vector defined in three-dimensional space?

  • A vector to a point from the origin described by its Cartesian coordinates. (correct)
  • A vector representing the angle of a point in the coordinate system.
  • A vector describing the distance from one point to another.
  • A vector obtained by subtracting coordinates from the origin.

What does the notation rb represent in the context of position vectors?

  • The radial vector in the cylindrical coordinate system.
  • The vector difference between two points in space.
  • The magnitude of the position vector.
  • The unit vector pointing away from the origin. (correct)

What is the formula for the magnitude of a position vector $ $?

<p>r = ext{sqrt}(x^2 + y^2 + z^2) (D)</p>
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In electrodynamics, what do the vectors r⃗′ and ⃗r represent?

<p>The source point where a charge is placed and the field point where electric or magnetic field is measured. (D)</p>
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What is the expression for the vector V⃗a?

<p>$-y x_b + x y_b$ (B)</p>
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Which operator is used to calculate the cross product of a vector with V⃗a?

<p>∇ (A)</p>
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What does the result of $ abla imes V⃗a$ equal?

<p>$2 zb$ (C)</p>
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For vector V⃗b, what is the expression represented by $ abla imes V⃗b$?

<p>$zb$ (A)</p>
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Which rule states that the derivative of a product of two functions equals the first function times the derivative of the second plus the second times the derivative of the first?

<p>Product Rule (D)</p>
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In the product rule outlined, if f and g are functions of variable x, how is the derivative expressed?

<p>$ rac{df}{dx} g + f rac{dg}{dx}$ (B)</p>
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When applying the product rule to $f g$, how is it denoted?

<p>$ rac{d(f g)}{dx} = f rac{dg}{dx} + g rac{df}{dx}$ (B)</p>
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the roles of α when multiplying with a function?

<p>$ rac{d(α f)}{dx} = α rac{df}{dx}$ (C)</p>
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What is the angle between the face diagonals of a cube with a side length of 1?

<p>60° (C)</p>
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What does the scalar triple product of vectors A, B, and C represent geometrically?

<p>The volume of the parallelepiped formed by the vectors (B)</p>
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If A = (1, 0, 1) and B = (0, 1, 1), what is the value of A · B?

<p>1 (D)</p>
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Which of the following statements regarding the cyclic property of vector triple products is true?

<p>The product remains the same when the order is changed (D)</p>
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In component form, what is the expression for A · (B × C)?

<p>AxByCz - AyBzCx + AzBxCy (C)</p>
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Which of the following definitions accurately describes the vector product of two vectors?

<p>A product that computes the area of a parallelogram formed by the vectors (D)</p>
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When using vectors A, B, and C, which expression shows the correct form of the vector triple product?

<p>C · (A × B) (C)</p>
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Which of the following includes the accurate representation of volume using the scalar triple product?

<p>|A · (B × C)| (A)</p>
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What operation does the symbol ∇ represent when applied to a scalar function?

<p>Gradient operation (A)</p>
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What does positive divergence indicate about a vector field at a certain point?

<p>The field is spreading out from the point. (A)</p>
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In the expression for divergence of a vector field, which component represents how the vector components change with respect to each coordinate axis?

<p>Partial derivatives of the components (D)</p>
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If a vector function has zero divergence, what can be inferred about its behavior?

<p>The vector field neither converges nor diverges. (D)</p>
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Which operation results in the divergence of a vector function?

<p>Dot product of the gradient with the vector function (A)</p>
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What does the cloud of sawdust at the edge of a pond symbolize in relation to divergence?

<p>The nature of positive divergence (A)</p>
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Which of the following describes a situation of negative divergence?

<p>Objects coming together at a point (A)</p>
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What type of operation is obtained when applying the divergence operator to a vector field?

<p>A scalar function describing spread (A)</p>
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What is the expression for the volume element in cylindrical polar coordinates?

<p>$dτ = ds s dϕ dz$ (C)</p>
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Which vector represents the direction of increasing the coordinate s?

<p>$oldsymbol{sb}$ (D)</p>
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What is the correct formula for the gradient in cylindrical coordinates?

<p>$∇T = ∂T/∂s oldsymbol{sb} + (1/s) ∂T/∂ϕ oldsymbol{ϕb} + ∂T/∂z oldsymbol{zb}$ (C)</p>
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How is the area element expressed when s is held constant?

<p>$d a⃗s = s dϕ dz oldsymbol{sb}$ (D)</p>
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Which expression represents the curl of a vector field in cylindrical coordinates?

<p>$∇ × oldsymbol{V} = (1/s)(∂V_z/∂ϕ - ∂V_ϕ/∂z) oldsymbol{sb} + (1/s)(∂V_s/∂z - ∂V_z/∂s) oldsymbol{ϕb}$ (D)</p>
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What does the variable s represent in cylindrical coordinates?

<p>The radial distance from the origin (A)</p>
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What is the formula for the divergence of a vector field in cylindrical coordinates?

<p>$∇ · oldsymbol{V} = (1/s) ∂(sV_s)/∂s + (1/s) ∂V_ϕ/∂ϕ + ∂V_z/∂z$ (D)</p>
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Which of the following best describes how to express a line element in cylindrical coordinates?

<p>$doldsymbol{l} = ds oldsymbol{sb} + s dϕ oldsymbol{ϕb} + dz oldsymbol{zb}$ (A)</p>
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Study Notes

Vector Notation and Operations

  • Vectors ( \vec{V_a} = -y \hat{x} + x \hat{y} ) and ( \vec{V_b} = x \hat{y} ) are defined in a three-dimensional space.
  • The operator ( \nabla ) represents the vector differential operator in Cartesian coordinates.

Products and Rules of Differentiation

  • Product Rule: For functions ( f ) and ( g ), ( \frac{d}{dx}(fg) = f\frac{dg}{dx} + g\frac{df}{dx} ).
  • Quotient Rule: For functions ( f ) and ( g ), ( \frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{f}{g}\right) = \frac{g\frac{df}{dx} - f\frac{dg}{dx}}{g^2} ).
  • Similar relations hold for the gradient operator ( \nabla ).

Angle Between Face Diagonals of a Cube

  • Consider a cube with side length 1.
  • Face diagonals can be represented as ( \vec{A} = 1 \hat{x} + 1 \hat{z} ) and ( \vec{B} = 1 \hat{y} + 1 \hat{z} ).
  • The dot product ( \vec{A} \cdot \vec{B} = 1 ).
  • The calculated angle ( \theta ) between the diagonals is ( 60^\circ ).

Vector Triple Products

  • The Scalar Triple Product produces a scalar, indicating the volume of the parallelepiped formed by three vectors.
  • The cyclic properties are expressed as ( \vec{A} \cdot (\vec{B} \times \vec{C}) = \vec{B} \cdot (\vec{C} \times \vec{A}) = \vec{C} \cdot (\vec{A} \times \vec{B}) ).
  • In component form, the scalar triple product can be expressed using the determinants of the matrices formed by the components of the vectors.

Position and Displacement Vectors

  • The Position Vector is described in Cartesian coordinates as ( \vec{r} = x \hat{x} + y \hat{y} + z \hat{z} ).
  • Its magnitude is defined by ( r = \sqrt{x^2 + y^2 + z^2} ).
  • The displacement vector between two points is given by ( d\vec{l} = dx \hat{x} + dy \hat{y} + dz \hat{z} ).

Vector Calculus Operations

  • Gradient ( \nabla T ) indicates the rate of change of a scalar field ( T ).
  • Divergence ( \nabla \cdot \vec{V} ) measures the magnitude of a vector field's source or sink at a given point.
  • Curl ( \nabla \times \vec{V} ) represents the rotation of a vector field.

Divergence Interpretation

  • Divergence indicates how a vector field spreads out from a point: positive values indicate a source, while negative values indicate a sink.
  • Example: sawdust spread on a pond surface illustrates positive divergence if it disperses or negative divergence if it collects.

Cylindrical Polar Coordinates

  • Conversion to Cartesian: ( x = s \cos \phi ), ( y = s \sin \phi ), ( z = z ).
  • Volume element in cylindrical coordinates is ( d\tau = ds , s , d\phi , dz ).
  • Area elements can be defined for constant conditions in the ( \phi ), ( r ), and ( z ) directions.

Homework Problem

  • Problem: Find the angle between the body diagonals of a cube.

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