Homework Statement
Show that \nabla(r^n)=nr^(n-2)r if n is a position integer.
(hint:use \nabla(fg)=f\nablag+g\nablaf)
Homework Equations
let r(x,y,z) = xi+yJ+zK be the position vector and let r(x,y,z)= |r(x,y,z)|
The Attempt at a Solution
I tried separating \nabla(r^n) to...