Multivariable Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53849-787-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-53849-787-9

Chapter 16 - Vector Calculus - 16.5 Exercises - Page 1122: 24

Answer

$curl (F+G)=curl F+curl G$

Work Step by Step

Need to prove that $div (F+G)=div F+div G$ The vector field $F$ will be conservative if and only if $curl F=0$ consider $F=A i+B j+C k$ $curl F=[C_y-B_z]i+[A_z-C_z]j+[B_x-A_y]k$ Suppose $F=a_1i+b_1j+c_1z; G=a_2i+b_2j+c_2k$ and $curl (F+G)=curl [(a_1+a_2)i+(b_1+b_2)j+(b_3+c_3)k$ By using the distributive property of the cross product, we have $curl (F+G)=\nabla \times F+\nabla \times G=curl F+curl G$ Hence, $curl (F+G)=curl F+curl G$
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