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Why is it that when the force field is z^2 and you take the surface integral over a sphere of radius a using spherical coordinates, that yields the flux to be (4pi a^3 )/ 3
BUT in a calculus book, the force field is z instead of z^2 evaluated using polar coordinates and it yields the same amount of flux, (4pi a^3 )/ 3.
How can this be when the force is different (z^2 instead of z?) Isn't it when you for example, get five times the force, like 5z you would get the answer multiplied by a factor of 5. When you square z it should come out to be different shouldn't it?
Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
BUT in a calculus book, the force field is z instead of z^2 evaluated using polar coordinates and it yields the same amount of flux, (4pi a^3 )/ 3.
How can this be when the force is different (z^2 instead of z?) Isn't it when you for example, get five times the force, like 5z you would get the answer multiplied by a factor of 5. When you square z it should come out to be different shouldn't it?
Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
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