Question Bank • QB_SUB_EM_0078 MSQ • 2 Marks

Section 1: Engineering Mathematics

Vector Calculus

Subtopic: Vector differentiation

Question Statement:

Which of the following vector calculus identities are identically TRUE for twice continuously differentiable scalar fields $\phi$ and vector fields $\vec{A}$?

Options:

  • (A) $\nabla \times (\nabla \phi) = \vec{0}$ (curl of gradient is zero)
  • (B) $\nabla \cdot (\nabla \times \vec{A}) = 0$ (divergence of curl is zero)
  • (C) $\nabla \times (\nabla \times \vec{A}) = \nabla (\nabla \cdot \vec{A}) - \nabla^2 \vec{A}$
  • (D) $\nabla \cdot (\nabla \phi) = \nabla \times \vec{A}$

Answer Key:

A, B, C

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Curl of any gradient is identically zero; divergence of any curl is identically zero; vector Laplacian identity holds. Identity D is dimensionally and mathematically invalid.
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