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The divergence of the vector field Fโƒ—ย =(x+3y)i^+(yโˆ’3z)j^+(xโˆ’2z)k^๐นโ†’=(๐‘ฅ+3๐‘ฆ)๐‘–^+(๐‘ฆโˆ’3๐‘ง)๐‘—^+(๐‘ฅโˆ’2๐‘ง)๐‘˜^ isa.None of theseb.0c.2d.-2

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The divergence of the vector field F=(x+3y)i+(yโˆ’3z)j+(xโˆ’2z)k \mathbf{F} = (x + 3y) \mathbf{i} + (y - 3z) \mathbf{j} + (x - 2z) \mathbf{k} is:

a. None of these
b. 0
c. 2
d. -2

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Solution

The divergence of a vector field F = P(x,y,z)i + Q(x,y,z)j + R(x,y,z)k is given by the formula:

div F = โˆ‚P/โˆ‚x + โˆ‚Q/โˆ‚y + โˆ‚R/โˆ‚z

Here, P(x,y,z) = x + 3y, Q(x,y,z) = y - 3z, and R(x,y,z) = x - 2z.

So, we have:

โˆ‚P/โˆ‚x = โˆ‚/โˆ‚x (x + 3y) = 1 (since the derivative of x with respect to x is 1 and the derivative of a constant times y with respect to x is 0)

โˆ‚Q/โˆ‚y = โˆ‚/โˆ‚y (y - 3z) = 1 (since the derivative of y with respect to y is 1 and the derivative of a constant times z with respect to y is 0)

โˆ‚R/โˆ‚z = โˆ‚/โˆ‚z (x - 2z) = -2 (since the derivative of a constant times z with respect to z is the constant and the derivative of x with respect to z is 0)

Adding these up, we get:

div F = โˆ‚P/โˆ‚x + โˆ‚Q/โˆ‚y + โˆ‚R/โˆ‚z = 1 + 1 - 2 = 0

So, the divergence of the given vector field is 0. Therefore, the correct answer is (b) 0.

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