Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 16 - Section 16.8 - Stokes'' Theorem - 16.8 Exercise - Page 1140: 19

Answer

$$0$$

Work Step by Step

Stoke's Theorem can be defined as: $\iint_{S} curl F \cdot dS=\int_{C} F \cdot dr $ We will divide the sphere into upper and lower hemispheres, let us say $S_1, S_2$ , respectively. This implies that $C$ is a circle in the $xy$ plane oriented in the counter-clockwise direction. Therefore, $\iint_{S_1} curl F \cdot dS=\int_{C} F \cdot dr $ Now, we have: $\iint_{S_2} curl F \cdot dS=\int_{-C} F \cdot dr=-\int_{C} F \cdot dr $ This implies that $$\iint_{S} curl F \cdot dS=\iint_{S_1} curl F \cdot dS+\iint_{S_2} curl F \cdot dS \\=\int_{C} F \cdot dr-\int_{C} F \cdot dr \\=0$$
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