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Example 1 Let us verify the Divergence Theorem in the case that F is the
vector field F ( ) = 2 i + 2 j + 2 k and is the cube that is cut from the
first octant by the planes = 1, = 1 and = 1 Since the cube Z Zhas six faces,
we need to compute six surface integrals in order to compute F n but
ZZZ
1
Therefore, on this face we have
ZZ ZZ
F n = 0 = 0.
By similar reasoning we can find the outward fluxes over the remaining four
faces. The final result is that
ZZ
F n = 3.
Now, to do the problem using the other part of the Divergence Theorem,
observe that
div (F) = + + = 2 + 2 + 2.
The region of integration, , is the interior of the cube. Thus
ZZZ ZZZ
div (F) = 2 ( + + )
Z 1Z 1Z 1
=2 ( + + )
0 0 0
= 3.
Example 2 Let us verify the Divergence Theorem in the case that F is the
vector field F ( ) = 2 i + j + 3k and is the sphere 2 + 2 + 2 = 4
First we will compute the surface integral. To to this we parametrize
as
r ( ) = 2 cos () sin () i + 2 sin () sin () j + 2 cos () k.
Having worked with this parametrization before, we are familiar with the fact
that
|r r | = 4 sin ()
2
and hence in the surface integral we will take
= 4 sin ()
We also see that the outward unit normal vector field to the sphere is
1
n= (i + j + k) = cos () sin () i + sin () sin () j + cos () k.
2
Thus
ZZ
F n
Z Z
2
= 4 cos3 () sin3 () + 4 cos () sin () sin2 () cos () + 6 cos2 () (4 sin ())
0 0
= 32.
F ( ) = i + j
3
Using spherical coordinates we have
ZZ Z 2 Z 3
2 5
Fn = cos () sin2 () + sin2 () sin2 () sin () = .
0 0 12
1
and we obtain
3
r = cos () i + sin () j + k
3
r = sin () i + cos () j
4
Now we do the problem the other way (which is easier). We have
div (F) = + + =2
and ZZZ Z Z Z
2 3 1
2
div (F) = 22 sin () = .
0 0 0 3