Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
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Chapter 16 - Vector Calculus - 16.5 Exercises - Page 1121: 22

Answer

The vector field $F$ is in-compressible.

Work Step by Step

Let us consider that $F=A i+B j+C k$ $div F=\dfrac{\partial A}{\partial x}+\dfrac{\partial B}{\partial y}+\dfrac{\partial C}{\partial z}$ Given: $F(x,y,z)=f(x) i+g(y) j+h(z) k$ Here, we have $div F= \nabla \cdot F=\dfrac{\partial A}{\partial x}+\dfrac{\partial B}{\partial y}+\dfrac{\partial C}{\partial z}$ and $div F= \nabla \cdot F=\dfrac{\partial i}{\partial x}+\dfrac{\partial j}{\partial y}+\dfrac{\partial k}{\partial z} \cdot (f(y,z) i+g(x,z) j+h(x,y) i=0$ Hence, we can see that the vector field $F$ is in-compressible.
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