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Example Question #21 : Divergence
Find the divergence of the vector
To find the divergence of a vector , we apply the following definition: . Applying the definition to the vector from the problem statement, we get
Example Question #31 : Line Integrals
Find , where F is given by
The divergence of a vector is given by
, where
Taking the partial respective partial derivatives of the x, y, and z components of our curve, we get
The rules used to find the derivatives are as follows:
,
Example Question #1681 : Calculus 3
Calculate the divergence of the following vector:
For a given vector
The divergence is calculated by:
For our vector
The answer is, therefore:
Example Question #1681 : Calculus 3
Given that F is a vector function and f is a scalar function, which of the following operations results in a vector?
For all the given answers:
- The curl of a vector is also a vector, so the divergence of the term in parenthesis is scalar.
- The divergence of a vector is a scalar. The divergence of a scalar is undefined, so this expression is undefined.
- The gradient of a scalar is a vector, so the divergence of the term in parenthesis is a scalar.
- The divergence of a scalar doesn't exist, so this expression is undefined.
The remaining answer is:
- The curl of a vector is also a vector, so the curl of the term in parenthesis is a vector as well.
Example Question #1682 : Calculus 3
Given that F is a vector function and f is a scalar function, which of the following expressions is valid?
For each of the given answers:
- The curl of a scalar is undefined, so the term in parenthesis is invalid.
- The divergence of a scalar is also undefined, so the term in parenthesis is invalid.
- The gradient of a scalar is undefined as well, so the term in parenthesis is invalid.
- The divergence of a vector is a scalar. The divergence of a the term in parenthesis, which is a scalar, is undefined, so the expression is invalid.
The remaining answer must be correct:
- The gradient of a scalar is a vector, so the divergence of the term in parenthesis is a scalar. The expression is valid.
Example Question #26 : Divergence
Compute the divergence of the following vector function:
For a vector function ,
the divergence is defined by:
For our function:
Thus, the divergence of our function is:
Example Question #31 : Divergence
Compute the divergence of the following vector function:
For a vector function ,
the divergence is defined by:
For our function:
Thus, the divergence of our function is:
Example Question #32 : Line Integrals
Find , where F is given by the following:
The divergence of a vector function is given by
where
So, we must find the partial derivative of each respective component.
The partial derivatives are
The partial derivatives were found using the following rules:
, , ,
Example Question #33 : Divergence
Find , where F is given by the following curve:
The divergence of a curve is given by
where
So, we must find the partial derivatives of the x, y, and z components, respectively:
The partial derivatives were found using the following rules:
,
Example Question #34 : Divergence
Find of the given function:
The divergence of a vector function is given by
where
So, we take the respective partial derivatives of the x, y, and z-components of the vector function, and add them together (from the dot product):
The partial derivatives were found using the following rules:
, , ,
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