Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 17 - Line and Surface Integrals - 17.1 Vector Fields - Preliminary Questions - Page 918: 1

Answer

(b)

Work Step by Step

The only unit vector is the one given in (b). This is because in (b), we have the magnitude (length) of the vector: $$\|F\|=\sqrt{\frac{y^2}{x^2+y^2}+\frac{x^2}{x^2+y^2}}=1.$$ But in (a) and (c), $\|F\|\neq 1$. We know that a unit vector must have a length of $1$, so only (b) is a unit vector.
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