Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 16 - Vector Calculus - 16.5 Curl and Divergence - 16.5 Exercises - Page 1150: 23

Answer

$div (F+G)=div F+div G$

Work Step by Step

When $F=ai+bj$, then we have $div F=\dfrac{\partial a}{\partial x}+\dfrac{\partial b}{\partial y}$ Plug $F=ai+bj; G=ci+dj$ Now, we have $div (F+G)=\dfrac{\partial a}{\partial x}+\dfrac{\partial b}{\partial y}+\dfrac{\partial c}{\partial x}+\dfrac{\partial d}{\partial y}$ $\implies div (F+G)=div F+div G$ Hence, $div (F+G)=div (F)+div (G)$ (proved)
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