Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16 - Section 16.5 - Curl and Divergence - 16.5 Exercise - Page 1110: 36

Answer

$\iint_D |\nabla f|^2 dA=0$

Work Step by Step

$\iint_Df \nabla^2 g dA=\oint_C f(\nabla g) \cdot n ds-\iint_D \nabla f \cdot \nabla g dA$ We need to replace $f$ by $g$. $\iint_D f \nabla^2 f dA=\oint_C f(\nabla f) \cdot n ds-\iint_D \nabla f \cdot \nabla f dA$ Now, consider the condition when $f$ is harmonic then $\nabla^2 f=0$ on $D$. $\iint_D f \nabla^2 f dA=\oint_C f(\nabla f) \cdot n ds-\iint_D \nabla f \cdot \nabla f dA \implies \iint_Df \nabla^2 f dA=0$ Further, when $f(x,y)=0$ on the curve $C$. we get $\iint_Cf( \nabla f) \cdot n ds=0$ This gives: $\iint_D \nabla f \cdot \nabla f dA=0$ Hence, the result $\iint_D |\nabla f|^2 dA=0$
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