The value of divwill bea)1b)3c)2d)zeroCorrect answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

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If P (x,y,z) is a variable point in a three- dimensional space, O the origin, i, j and k the unit vectors along the x-axis, y-axis and z-axis respectively, then the vector OP given by x i + y j +z k is called the position vector of the point P and is denoted by r.

Divergence of any vector f = f1i+ f2j +f3k denoted by div f is defined as the scalar ( delta f1)/(delta x) + (delta f2)/(delta y) + (delta f3)/(delta z)

where the delta s denote partial derivatives.

Using this definition we find that div r = delta (x)/ delta x +delta (y)/delta y + delta (z)/ delta z = 1 + 1 +1 = 3.

Hence, divergence of a position vector = div r = 3.

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3

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