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 1123: 39

Answer

$div G=f(x,y,z)$ It has been proved that every continuous function $f$ is the divergence of some vector field.

Work Step by Step

Let us consider that the vector field $G=\lt g(x,y,z) ,0,0 \gt$ where, $g(x,y,z) =\int_0^x f(t,y,z) dx$ $div F=\dfrac{\partial A}{\partial x}+\dfrac{\partial B}{\partial y}+\dfrac{\partial C}{\partial z}$ Then,we have $div F=\dfrac{\partial }{\partial x}[\int_0^x f(t,y,z) dx]+\dfrac{\partial (0)}{\partial y}+\dfrac{\partial (0)}{\partial z}$ Thus, $div G=f(x,y,z) +0+0=f(x,y,z)$ Hence it has been proved that every continuous function $f$ is the divergence of some vector field.
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