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Problems: Divergence Theorem
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Let S be the part of the paraboloid z = 1 − x − y which is above the xy-plane and S
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be the unit disk in the xy-plane. Use the divergence theorem to find the flux of F upward
through S , where F = (yz, xz, xy).
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Answer: Write F = Mi + Nj + P k, where M = yz, N = xz, and P = xy. Then
divF = M + N + P =0.
x y z
The divergence theorem says: flux = F · n dS = divF dV = 0 dV = 0
S1+S2 D D
⇒ F · n dS + F · n dS = 0 ⇒ F · n dS = − F · n dS.
S S S S
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Therefore to find what we want we only need to compute the flux through S .
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But S is in the xy-plane, so dS = dx dy, n = −k ⇒ F · n dS = −xy dxdy on S .
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Since S2 is the unit disk, symmetry gives
−xy dxdy =0 ⇒ F · n dS = − F · n dS = 0.
S S S
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