Verification of Divergence Theorem

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Homework Statement



F(x,y,z) = (2x-z) i + x2y j + xz2 k and the volume is defined by [0,0,0] and [1,1,1].

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flux integral = [tex]\int\int\int[/tex] div F dV

The Attempt at a Solution



[tex]\int\int\int[/tex] div F dV = [tex]\int\int\int[/tex] (2+x2-2xz)dxdydz

= 2 + 1/3 - 1/2 = 11/12

But I have no idea how to calculate the flux integral because the methods I learned was to use z=f(x,y) with the unit normal vector.

Thank you very much!
 
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But I have no idea how to calculate the flux integral because the methods I learned was to use z=f(x,y) with the unit normal vector.

Thank you very much!

Thats sort of what you have to do, you have to divide your volume into pieces, find a normal for each piece (I assume here that this is a cube with one corner in (0,0,0) and one in (1,1,1)) and do the surface integral for each side (so 6 integrals in the whole).

But use the identity [tex]\oint_S = F \bullet d\textbf{s}[/tex]