Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-53849-787-9

Chapter 16 - Vector Calculus - 16.5 Exercises - Page 1122: 25

Answer

$div (fF)=f[div F]+F \cdot \nabla f$

Work Step by Step

Need to prove that $div (fF)=f[div F]+[F] \cdot [\nabla f]$ Let us consider that $F=A i+B j+C k$ $div F=\dfrac{\partial A}{\partial x}+\dfrac{\partial B}{\partial y}+\dfrac{\partial C}{\partial z}$ Suppose $F=F_1i+F_2j+F_3z$ and $div (fF)=\nabla \cdot (fF_1i+fF_2j+fF_3k)=\dfrac{\partial [fF_1]}{\partial x}+\dfrac{\partial [fF_2]}{\partial y}+\dfrac{\partial [fF_3]}{\partial x}$ $div (fF)=f [\dfrac{\partial [F_1]}{\partial x}+\dfrac{\partial [F_2]}{\partial y}+\dfrac{\partial [F_3]}{\partial x}+[F_1i+F_2j+F_3z] \cdot [\dfrac{\partial f}{\partial x}i+\dfrac{\partial f}{\partial y}j+\dfrac{\partial f}{\partial z}k]$ Hence, $div (fF)=f[div F]+F \cdot \nabla f$
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