The divergence of the vector field Fโย =(x+3y)i^+(yโ3z)j^+(xโ2z)k^๐นโ=(๐ฅ+3๐ฆ)๐^+(๐ฆโ3๐ง)๐^+(๐ฅโ2๐ง)๐^ isa.None of theseb.0c.2d.-2
Question
The divergence of the vector field is:
a. None of these
b. 0
c. 2
d. -2
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 = โP/โx + โQ/โy + โR/โz
Here, P(x,y,z) = x + 3y, Q(x,y,z) = y - 3z, and R(x,y,z) = x - 2z.
So, we have:
โP/โx = โ/โx (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)
โQ/โy = โ/โy (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)
โR/โz = โ/โz (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 = โP/โx + โQ/โy + โR/โz = 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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