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Problems on Vector Calculus

For questions 1-5, find the Laplacian of the function f(x, y, z) in Cartesian coordinates.

f(x, y, z) = x + y + z f(x, y, z) = x7 f(x, y, z) = ex2 + y2 + z2 f(x, y, z) = e − (x2 + y2 + z2) f(x, y) = sin (2x)cos (6y)

For questions 4-6 show the following for the position vector r(x, y, z) = xi + yj + zk

∇(1/r) =  − r/r3 Δ(1/r) = 0 ∇(ln r) = r/r3 Δ(fg) = fΔg + gΔf + 2(∇f ⋅ ∇g)