Calculating Flux Integral for Cylindrical Portion with Outward Normal Vectors

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The discussion focuses on calculating the flux integral across a cylindrical surface defined by the parameters 0 ≤ z ≤ 3, r = 1, and 0 ≤ θ ≤ π/2. The vector field is given as F = <2x, y, -3z>, which is transformed into cylindrical coordinates as F = <2cos(θ), sin(θ), -3z>. The position vector for the cylinder is expressed as r(θ, z) = cos(θ)i + sin(θ)j + z k, with the tangent vectors derived as r_θ = -sin(θ)i + cos(θ)j and r_z = k. The cross product of these tangent vectors yields the vector differential of surface area, dS = (cos(θ)i + sin(θ)j)dθdz, which is essential for computing the flux integral.

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Homework Statement


Flux integral:
S is the portion of the cylinder with these cylindrical coordinates:
0<=z<=3 r=1 0<=theta<=pi/2

orient S with outward normal vectors from z-axis and compute the flux of F = <2x,y,-3z> across S

Homework Equations



Flux integral ∫∫SFdS = ∫∫S F (ruxrv)dS

The Attempt at a Solution



i know that i should convert double integral but don't know how to get the partial derivs. with respect to r and theta of the portion of the cylinder but i figured out that F should be <2costheta, sintheta, -3z>
 
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The cylinder is given by x= cos(\theta), y= sin(\theta), z= z. Any point on the cylinder is given by the "position vector"
\vec{r}(\theta, z)= cos(\theta)\vec{i}+ sin(\theta)\vec{j}+ z\vec{k}
The two vectors
\vec{r}_\theta= -sin(\theta)\vec{i}+ cos(\theta)\vec{j}
\vec{r}_z= \vec{k}
are in the tangent plane at every point on the cylinder.

Their cross product,
cos(\theta)\vec{i}+ sin(\theta)\vec{j}
also called the "fundamental vector product" for the surface, gives the "vector differential of surface area:
d\vec{S}= \vec{n}dS= (cos(\theta)\vec{i}+ sin(\theta)\vec{j})d\theta dz

Integrate the dot product of the flux vector with that.
 

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