If you still remember properties of div and curls, this problem is easy. However, suppose you forgot almost everything, use your intuition.
First, the given information is the sum of two quantities, it is unlikely that the result will turn to the dot product. So, (C) and (E) is irrelevant.
Next, (D) is too naive. How can we conclude that the sum of two quantities is zero? Don't forget that
is arbitary, so its curl should be arbitary.
Now, plugging values of
into choice (A) and (B), we have to make decision between div of curl and curl of curl. Now you can make a guess. According to vector calculus, though, curl of curl piles up to a lot of terms like triple products, while div of curl gives zero.
The correct answer is then (A). 60 of 100 people got the correct answer.
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