Show that if the vector field F = Pi + Qj + Rk is conservative and P, Q, R have continuous first-order partial derivatives, then the following is true. βˆ‚P βˆ‚y = βˆ‚Q βˆ‚x βˆ‚P βˆ‚z = βˆ‚R βˆ‚x βˆ‚Q βˆ‚z = βˆ‚R βˆ‚y . Since F is conservative, there exists a function f such that F = βˆ‡f, that is, P, Q, and R are defined as follows. (Enter your answers in the form fx, fy, fz.)

Respuesta :

Answer: The field F has a continuous partial derivative on R.

Step-by-step explanation:

For the field F has a continuous partial derivative on R, fxy must be equal to fyx and since our field F is βˆ‡f,

βˆ‡f = fxi + fyj + fzk.

Comparing the field F to βˆ‡f since they at equal, P = fx, Q = fy and R = fz

Since P is fx therefore;

βˆ‚P βˆ‚y = βˆ‚ βˆ‚y( βˆ‚f βˆ‚x) = βˆ‚2f βˆ‚yβˆ‚x

Similarly,

Since Q is fy therefore;

βˆ‚Q βˆ‚x = βˆ‚ βˆ‚x( βˆ‚f βˆ‚y) = βˆ‚2f βˆ‚xβˆ‚y

Which shows that βˆ‚P βˆ‚y = βˆ‚Q βˆ‚x

The same is also true for the remaining conditions given