Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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Chapter 16 - Section 16.9 - The Divergence Theorem - 16.9 Exercise - Page 1146: 25

Answer

$\iint_S a \cdot n dS=0$

Work Step by Step

The Divergence Theorem states that $\iint_S \overrightarrow{F}\cdot d\overrightarrow{S}=\iiint_Ediv \overrightarrow{F}dV $ Here, $S$ is a closed surface and $E$ is the region inside that surface. $div F=\dfrac{\partial a}{\partial x}+\dfrac{\partial b}{\partial y}+\dfrac{\partial c}{\partial z}$ It should be remembered that the divergence of a constant function is always zero. Thus, we have $\iint_S a \cdot n dS=\iiint_Ediv (a) dV=\iiint_E (0) dV=0 $ Hence, it has been verified that $\iint_S a \cdot n dS=0$
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