EML 3013C: DYNAMIC SYSTEMS I

Lab Exercise for Vector Skills: Solutions


Problem 1: Given

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{a}=3\hat{\imath}-4\hat{\jmath}+2\hat{k}\end{displaymath}

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{b}=\hat{\imath}-\hat{\jmath}+5\hat{k}\end{displaymath}

therefore

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{c}=\bar{a}\times\bar{b}=\left\vert
\begin{array}[c]
{c...
 ...h}-\left( 2-15\right) \hat{\jmath
}+\left( -3+4\right) \hat{k}\end{displaymath}

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{c}=-18\hat{\imath}-13\hat{\jmath}+\hat{k}\end{displaymath}



Problem 2: Given

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{a}=-2\hat{e}_{r}-0\hat{e}_{\theta}+5\hat{e}_{z}\end{displaymath}

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{b}=3\hat{e}_{r}+2\hat{e}_{\theta}+0\hat{e}_{z}\end{displaymath}

therefore

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{c}=\bar{a}\times\bar{b}=\left\vert
\begin{array}[c]
{c...
 ...( 15-0\right) \hat
{e}_{\theta}+\left( -4-0\right) \hat{e}_{z}\end{displaymath}

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{c}=-10\hat{e}_{r}+15\hat{e}_{\theta}-4\hat{e}_{z}\end{displaymath}


Problem 3:

u and v are parallel


Problem 4:

u and v are perpendicular


Problem 5:

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{v}=\omega\hat{k}\times\left( r_{x}\hat{\imath}+r_{y}\ha...
 ...t{k}\right) =\omega r_{x}\hat{\jmath}-\omega r_{y}\hat{\imath}
\end{displaymath}

therefore

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{v}=-\omega r_{y}\hat{\imath}+\omega r_{x}\hat{\jmath}
\end{displaymath}


Problem 6: Given

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{a}=3\hat{\imath}-4\hat{\jmath}+2\hat{k}\end{displaymath}

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{b}=\hat{\imath}-\hat{\jmath}+5\hat{k}\end{displaymath}

therefore

\begin{displaymath}
\bar{c}=\bar{a}.\bar{b}=\ \left( 3\times1\right) +\left( -4\times-1\right)
+\left( 2\times5\right) =17
\end{displaymath}

Problem7:

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Problem 8

(a) u and v are perpendicular
(b) u and v are parallel
:


Problem 9: Given

\begin{displaymath}
\hat{n}=\cos\theta\hat{\imath}+\sin\theta\hat{\jmath}
\end{displaymath}

\begin{displaymath}
\hat{\lambda}=-\sin\theta\hat{\imath}+\cos\theta\hat{\jmath}
\end{displaymath}

therefore

\begin{align*}
\bar{r} & =3.0ft\left( \cos\theta\hat{\imath}+\sin\theta\hat{\jma...
 ...t{\imath}+\left(
3.0\sin\theta-1.5\cos\theta\right) \hat{\jmath}ft
\end{align*}


Problem 10: Coordinate system $\left( x^{\prime},y^{\prime}\right)
$ is rotated counterclockwise by angle $\phi$ from the original coordinate system (x,y) therefore the unit vectors in the new coordinate system $(x^{\prime},y^{\prime})$ becomes

\begin{displaymath}
\hat{\imath}^{\prime}=\cos\phi\hat{\imath}+\sin\phi\hat{\jmath}\end{displaymath}

\begin{displaymath}
\hat{\jmath}^{\prime}=-\sin\phi\hat{\imath}+\cos\phi\hat{\jmath}\end{displaymath}

which can be rearranged to give

\begin{displaymath}
\hat{\imath}=\sin\phi\hat{\imath}^{\prime}-\cos\phi\hat{\jmath}^{\prime}\end{displaymath}

\begin{displaymath}
\hat{\jmath}=\cos\phi\hat{\imath}^{\prime}+\sin\phi\hat{\jmath}^{\prime}\end{displaymath}



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