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Assignment No.

2 MTH301 (Fall 2023)


1.Find the divergence of the vector field in three dimensions: 𝐹⃗(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥^2𝒊 + 2𝑧𝒋 – 𝑦k

To find the divergence (div) of the vector field in three dimensions, we use the following
formula:

div(F)=∇⋅F

For a vector field F=Pi+Qj+Rk, the divergence is given by:

div(F)=∂x∂P+∂y∂Q+∂z∂R
In the case of F(x,y,z)=x2i+2zj−yk, where P=x2, Q=2z,and R=−y, the divergence is:

div(F)=∂x∂(x2)+∂y∂(2z)+∂z∂(−y)

Calculating the partial derivatives, we get:

div(F)=2x+0−0

Therefore, the divergence of the given vector field is div(F)=2x.

2. Check whether the vector field is conservative or not? 𝐹⃗(𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧) = 𝑥𝒊 + 𝑦𝒋 +


5𝑥k

To check whether a vector field is conservative, we need to verify if its components are the partial
derivatives of a scalar function, known as the scalar potential. For a vector field
F(x,y,z)=Pi+Qj+Rk, if P, Q, and R are continuously differentiable functions
and satisfy the condition:

∂y∂P=∂x∂Q,∂z∂P=∂x∂R,∂z∂Q=∂y∂R
then the vector field is conservative.

For the given vector field F(x,y,z)=xi+yj+5x2k, let =P=x, =Q=y, and R=5x2.

Checking the conditions:


1. ∂P/∂y =0 and ∂Q/ ∂x =0 (satisfied).

2. ∂P/∂z =0 and ∂R/∂x =0

3. ∂Q /∂z =0 and ∂R//∂y =0

Since the conditions are not satisfied for all F, the vector field F is not conservative.

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