Chapter 9: Vector Calculus
Section 9.6: Surface Integrals
Example 9.6.16
Obtain the flux of the field F=y z i+x z j+x y k through the surface z=x2+y2 defined over the interior of the triangle whose vertices are 1,2, 5,1, and 3,3.
Solution
Mathematical Solution
Figure 9.6.16(a) is a sketch of the triangle determined by the given vertices, labeled A,B,C. The equations of the edges are designated YAB,YBC,YCA, with color-coding matching the colors (black, red, green) used for the edges themselves.
Since 1+zx2+zy2=1+4 x2+4 y2=dsig, and a unit normal on the surface is N=−2 x i−2 y j+k/1+4 x2+4 y2 the integrand for the flux integral is
F·N dsig= −4 x3⁢y−4⁢x⁢y3+x⁢y
so the surface integral itself is given by the sum
Figure 9.6.16(a) Triangle and A,B,C
∫13∫YABYCAQ dy dx+∫35∫YABYBCQ dy dx = −1006910
Maple Solution - Interactive
Table 9.6.16(a) provides a solution via task template.
Tools≻Tasks≻Browse: Calculus - Vector≻Integration≻Flux≻3-D≻Through a Surface Defined over a Triangle
Flux through a Surface Defined over a Triangle
For the Vector Field:
Select Coordinate SystemCartesian [x,y,z]Cartesian - othercylindricalsphericalbipolarcylindricalbisphericalcardioidalcardioidcylindricalcasscylindricalconicalellcylindricalhypercylindricalinvcasscylindricallogcylindricallogcoshcylindricaloblatespheroidalparaboloidalparacylindricalprolatespheroidalrosecylindricalsixspheretangentcylindricaltangentspheretoroidal
Table 9.6.16(a) Solution by task template
A solution from first principles must necessarily begin with the equations of the three sides of the triangle. Table 9.6.16(b) provides such equations.
Initialize
Tools≻Load Package: Student Precalculus
Loading Student:-Precalculus
Obtain the equations of the edges of the triangle
Context Panel: Student Precalculus≻Lines And Segments≻Line≻Equation
Context Panel: Right-hand Side
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻Y[AB], Y[BC], Y[CA], as appropriate
1,2,5,1→equation of liney=94−14⁢x→right hand side94−14⁢x→assign to a nameYAB
5,1,3,3→equation of liney=6−x→right hand side6−x→assign to a nameYBC
3,3,1,2→equation of liney=32+12⁢x→right hand side32+12⁢x→assign to a nameYCA
Table 9.6.16(c) provides the remainder of the solution from first principles.
Tools≻Load Package: Student Multivariate Calculus
Loading Student:-MultivariateCalculus
Define the vector field F
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻F
y z,x z,x y→assign to a nameF
Define the surface
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻f
x2+y2→assign to a namef
Obtain N, a unit normal on the surface
Calculus palette: Partial-differentiation operator
Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
Context Panel: Student Vector Calculus≻Normalize≻Euclidean
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻N
−∂∂ x f,−∂∂ y f,1 = →normalize →assign to a nameN
Obtain dsig=1+fx2+fy2
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻dsig
1+∂∂ x f2+∂∂ y f2 = 4⁢x2+4⁢y2+1→assign to a namedsig
Form F·N dsig and evaluate it on the surface
Expression palette: Evaluation template Common Symbols palette: Dot-product operator Press the Enter key.
Context Panel: Simplify≻Simplify
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻Q
F·N dsigx=a|f(x)z=f
−4⁢y⁢x2+y2⁢x4⁢x2+4⁢y2+1+x⁢y4⁢x2+4⁢y2+1⁢4⁢x2+4⁢y2+1
= simplify
−4⁢x2+y2−14⁢y⁢x
→assign to a name
Q
Form and evaluate the flux integral
Calculus palette: Iterated double-integral operator
∫13∫YABYCAQ ⅆy ⅆx+∫35∫YABYBCQ ⅆy ⅆx = −1006910
Table 9.6.16(c) Solution from first principles
Maple Solution - Coded
Table 9.6.16(d) provides a solution based on the Flux command in the Student VectorCalculus package.
Install the Student VectorCalculus package.
withStudent:-VectorCalculus:
Use the VectorField command to define F.
F≔VectorFieldy z,x z,x y:
Use the Flux command with the Triangle option
FluxF,Surfacex,y,x2+y2,x,y=Triangle1,2,5,1,3,3,output=integral
−∫13∫32+12⁢x94−14⁢x−4⁢y⁢x2+y2⁢x+x⁢yⅆyⅆx−∫35∫6−x94−14⁢x−4⁢y⁢x2+y2⁢x+x⁢yⅆyⅆx
FluxF,Surfacex,y,x2+y2,x,y=Triangle1,2,5,1,3,3
−1006910
Table 9.6.16(b) Solution via the Flux command with the Triangle option
Table 9.6.16(e) provides a solution from first principles.
Set the display of vectors with the BasisFormat command.
BasisFormatfalse:
Install the Student Precalculus package.
The triangle
Let P be a list of the vertices of the triangle.
P≔1,2,5,1,3,3:
Use the plot command to produce a sketch of the triangle.
plotP1,P2,P2,P3,P3,P1, color=black,red,green,view=0..6,0..4,labels=x,y
To obtain the equations of the edges of the triangle, apply the Line command from the Student Precalculus package. Since this results in an equation of the form y= ⋯, apply the rhs command to select just the right-hand side of the resulting equation.
Y12≔rhsLineP1,P21
94−14⁢x
Y23≔rhsLineP2,P31
6−x
Y31≔rhsLineP3,P11
32+12⁢x
Obtain the integrand F·N dσ
Define the surface z=fx,y.
f≔x2+y2:
Use the diff command to obtain the surface normal field −fx i−fy j+k.
Apply the Normalize command to obtain a unit normal field.
N≔Normalize−difff,x,−difff,y,1
Use the diff command to obtain 1+fx2+fy2.
Use the DotProduct command to obtain F·N.
Use the eval command to make the substitution z=f.
Apply the simplify command.
q≔simplifyevalDotProductF,N 1+difff,x2+difff,y2,z=f
−4⁢x3⁢y−4⁢x⁢y3+x⁢y
Use the Int and int commands to write and evaluate the flux integral
Intq,y=Y12..Y31,x=1..3+Intq,y=Y12..Y23,x=3..5= :-intq,y=Y12..Y31,x=1..3+:-intq,y=Y12..Y23,x=3..5
∫13∫94−14⁢x32+12⁢x−4⁢x3⁢y−4⁢x⁢y3+x⁢yⅆyⅆx+∫35∫94−14⁢x6−x−4⁢x3⁢y−4⁢x⁢y3+x⁢yⅆyⅆx=−1006910
Table 9.6.16(e) Solution from first principles
Note the use of the prefix "colon dash" on the int command. This forces the use of the top-level version of the command, not the modified version in the Student VectorCalculus package.
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