Chapter 16.

1 Gradient,Divergence,and Curl

Solutions

Problem 6

F = xy 2 i − yz 2 j + zx2 k
∂ 2 ∂ 2 ∂ 2
divF = ∂x (xy ) + ∂y (−yz ) + ∂z (zx )
 
 
 i j k 
 
 
crulF =  ∂ ∂ ∂ 
∂z 
 ∂x ∂y

 
 xy 2 −yz 2 zx2 
= 2yzi − 2xzj − 2xyk

Problem 9

Since x = rcosθ, and y = rsinθ, we have r2 = x2 + y 2 ,

and so
∂r x
∂x = r = cosθ
∂r y
∂y = r = sinθ
−xy
∂
∂x sinθ = ∂ y
∂x r = r3 = − cosθsinθ
r
y2
∂
∂y sinθ = ∂ y
∂y r = 1
r − r3

x2 cos2 θ
= r3 = r

1
 x2
∂
∂x cosθ = ∂ x
∂x r = 1
r − r3
y2 sin2 θ
= r3 = r
−xy
∂
∂y cosθ = ∂ x
∂y r = r3 = − cosθsinθ
r

(The last two derivatives are not needed for this exercise, but will be useful for

the next two exercises.) For

F = ri + sinθj

we have
∂r ∂ cos2 θ
divF = ∂x + = cos θ +
∂y sin θ r
 
 
 i j k 
 
 
crulF =  ∂ ∂ ∂ 
∂z 
 ∂x ∂y

 
 r sinθ 0 
= (− sinθcosθ
r − sinθ)k

Problem 12

We use the Maclaurin expansion of F, as presented in the proof of Theorem 1:

F = F0 + F1 x + F2 y + F3 z + · · ·,

where

F0 = F(0, 0, 0)

F1 = ∂
∂x F(x, y, z)|( 0, 0, 0) = ( ∂F
∂x )i +
1 ∂F2
∂x )j + ∂F3
∂x )k|( 0, 0, 0)

F2 = ∂
∂y F(x, y, z)|( 0, 0, 0) = ( ∂F
∂y )i +
1 ∂F2
∂y )j + ∂F3
∂y )k|( 0, 0, 0)

F3 = ∂
∂z F(x, y, z)|( 0, 0, 0) = ( ∂F
∂z )i +
1 ∂F2
∂z )j + ∂F3
∂z )k|( 0, 0, 0) and where · · ·

represents terms of degree 2 and higher in x, y, and z. On the top of the box
^ = k. On the bottom of the box, we have z = − c
Ba , b, c, we have z = c and N
^ = −k. On both surfaces dS=dxdy.
and N

Thuse

2
 ∫∫ ∫∫
( t op + ^
ottom)F • NdS
b
∫a ∫b
= −a dx −b dy(cF3 • k − cF3 • (−k)) + · · ·

= 8abcF3 • k + · · · = 8abc ∂z
∂
F3 (x, y, z)|( 0, 0, 0) + · · ·

where · · · represents terms of degree 4 and higher in a, b, and c. Similar

formulas obtain for the two other pairs of faces, and the three formulas

combine into
∮
^
F • NdS = 8abcdivF(0, 0, 0) + · · ·
Ba,b,c

It follows that
∮
lima,b,c→0+ 1 ^
F • NdS = divF(0, 0, 0) .
8abc Ba,b,c