Calculus · real student question

Let S be the lower half of the sphere x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 2, oriented toward the inner side. Compute the surface integral of (x^2 + xz) dy dz + (y^2 + yz) dz dx + (2z^2 + 1) dx dy.

Question

Let Σ\Sigma be the lower half of the sphere x2+y2+z2=2x^2+y^2+z^2=2, taken with the inner orientation. Compute Σ(x2+xz)dydz+(y2+yz)dzdx+(2z2+1)dxdy.\iint_{\Sigma}(x^2+xz)\,dy\,dz+(y^2+yz)\,dz\,dx+(2z^2+1)\,dx\,dy.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Read it as a flux. The integral is ΣFdS\iint_\Sigma\mathbf{F}\cdot d\mathbf{S} for F=(x2+xz,  y2+yz,  2z2+1)\mathbf{F}=(x^2+xz,\;y^2+yz,\;2z^2+1). Since Σ\Sigma is not closed, the divergence theorem needs a cap.

  2. Close the surface with the flat disk. Add D:{x2+y22, z=0}D:\{x^2+y^2\le 2,\ z=0\}. Together Σ\Sigma and DD bound the lower half-ball VV. On the closed boundary the outward normal points down/outward on Σ\Sigma and upward (+k+\mathbf{k}) on DD.

  3. Apply Gauss. F=(2x+z)+(2y+z)+4z=2x+2y+6z\nabla\cdot\mathbf{F}=(2x+z)+(2y+z)+4z=2x+2y+6z. By symmetry of VV in xx and in yy, the 2x2x and 2y2y pieces integrate to zero, leaving V,outFdS=6VzdV.\iint_{\partial V,\text{out}}\mathbf{F}\cdot d\mathbf{S}=6\iiint_V z\,dV.

  4. Evaluate the remaining triple integral. In spherical coordinates with 0ρ20\le\rho\le\sqrt2, π2φπ\tfrac\pi2\le\varphi\le\pi, VzdV=2ππ/2πcosφsinφdφ02ρ3dρ=2π(12)(1)=π,\iiint_V z\,dV=2\pi\int_{\pi/2}^{\pi}\cos\varphi\sin\varphi\,d\varphi\int_0^{\sqrt2}\rho^3\,d\rho=2\pi\left(-\frac12\right)(1)=-\pi, so the closed outward flux is 6(π)=6π6(-\pi)=-6\pi.

  5. Subtract the disk. On DD we have z=0z=0, so dydzdy\,dz and dzdxdz\,dx contribute nothing and the third component is 2(0)2+1=12(0)^2+1=1. The upward flux is just the disk area: π(2)2=2π\pi(\sqrt2)^2=2\pi. Hence the outward flux through Σ\Sigma is 6π2π=8π-6\pi-2\pi=-8\pi.

  6. Flip to the inner side. The problem asks for the inner orientation, which reverses the normal: Σ,innerFdS=(8π)=8π.\iint_{\Sigma,\text{inner}}\mathbf{F}\cdot d\mathbf{S}=-(-8\pi)=8\pi. So the blank is filled with 88.

Answer

8π8\pi

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