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VinnyCee
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Homework Statement
Convert the following cylindrical coordinate vector to a Cartesian vector:
[tex]\overrightarrow{A}\,=\,\rho\,z\,sin\,\phi\,\hat{\rho}\,+\,3\,\rho\,cos\,\phi\,\hat{\phi}\,+\,\rho\,cos\,\phi\,sin\,\phi\,\hat{z}[/tex]
Homework Equations
[tex]A_x\,=\,\hat{x}\,\cdot\,\overrightarrow{A}\,=\,\left(\hat{x}\,\cdot\,\hat{\rho}\right)\,A_{\rho}\,+\,\left(\hat{x}\,\cdot\,\hat{\phi}\right)\,A_{\phi}\,+\,\left(\hat{x}\,\cdot\,\hat{z}\right)\,A_{z}\,=\,A_{\rho}\,cos\,\phi\,-\,A_{\phi}\,sin\,\phi[/tex]
Following the steps in the above equation...
[tex]A_y\,=\,A_{\rho}\,sin\,\phi\,+\,A_{\phi}\,cos\,\phi[/tex]
[tex]A_z\,=\,A_z[/tex]
Also, use these definitions after one completes initial conversion using the equations above...
[tex]cos\,\phi\,=\,\frac{x}{\rho}[/tex]
[tex]sin\,\phi\,=\,\frac{y}{\rho}[/tex]
[tex]\rho^2\,=\,x^2\,+\,y^2[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
Using the above equations for [itex]A_x[/itex], [itex]A_y[/itex] and [itex]A_z[/itex], I get:
[tex]A_x\,=\,\rho\,z\,cos\,\phi\,sin\,\phi\,-\,3\,\rho\,cos\,\phi\,sin\,\phi[/tex]
[tex]A_y\,=\,\rho\,z\,sin^2\,\phi\,+\,3\,\rho\,cos^2\,\phi[/tex]
[tex]A_z\,=\,\rho\,cos\,\phi\,sin\,\phi[/tex]
Now combine into a vector...
[tex]\overrightarrow{A}\,=\,\hat{x}\,\left(\rho\,z\,cos\,\phi\,sin\,\phi\,-\,3\,\rho\,cos\,\phi\,sin\,\phi\right)\,+\,\hat{y}\,\left(\rho\,z\,sin^2\,\phi\,+\,3\,\rho\,cos^2\,\phi\right)\,+\,\hat{z}\,\left(\rho\,cos\,\phi\,sin\,\phi\right)[/tex]
Using the bottom three definitions in the Relevant Equations section above...
[tex]\overrightarrow{A}\,=\,\hat{x}\,\left(x\,z\,\frac{y}{\rho}\right)\,+\,\hat{y}\,\left(y\,z\,\frac{y}{\rho}\,+\,3\,x\,\frac{x}{\rho}\right)\,+\,\hat{z}\,\left(x\,\frac{y}{\rho}\right)[/tex]
[tex]\overrightarrow{A}\,=\,\hat{x}\,\left(\frac{x\,y\,z}{\sqrt{x^2\,+\,y^2}}\,-\,\frac{3\,x\,y}{\sqrt{x^2\,+\,y^2}}\right)\,+\,\hat{y}\,\left(\frac{y^2\,z}{\sqrt{x^2\,+\,y^2}}\,+\,\frac{3\,x^2}{\sqrt{x^2\,+\,y^2}}\right)\,+\,\hat{z}\,\left(\frac{x\,y}{\sqrt{x^2\,+\,y^2}}\right)[/tex]
[tex]\overrightarrow{A}\,=\,\hat{x}\,\left(\frac{x\,y\,z\,-\,3\,x\,y}{\sqrt{x^2\,+\,y^2}}\right)\,+\,\hat{y}\,\left(\frac{y^2\,z\,+\,3\,x^2}{\sqrt{x^2\,+\,y^2}}\right)\,+\,\hat{z}\,\left(\frac{x\,y}{\sqrt{x^2\,+\,y^2}}\right)[/tex]
Does that seem right, or is there more simplification that can be done?