15.7 Assess Your Understanding

Concepts and Vocabulary

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Multiple Choice If a surface \(S\) has a unit normal vector \(\mathbf{n}\) at each point of the surface that can be chosen so \(\mathbf{n}\) varies continuously over the surface, and as \(\mathbf{n} \) moves around any closed curve on the surface, \(\mathbf{n}\) returns to its original direction, then the surface is said to be [(a) a Möbius strip, (b) integrable, (c) orientable].

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Multiple Choice  If \(\mathbf{F}=\mathbf{F}(x,y,z)\) is a vector field that represents the velocity of a fluid, and \(\rho =\rho (x,y,z)\) is the variable mass density of the fluid, then the surface integral \(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}\rho \mathbf{F}\,{\cdot}\, \mathbf{n}\,dS\) is called the [(a) speed, (b) flux, (c) orientation, (d) acceleration] of \(\mathbf{F}\) across the surface \(S\).

Skill Building

In Problems 3–12, find each surface integral.

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\(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}(x^{2}+y^{2})\,dS;\quad S: z=f(x,y)=2x+3y+5, \ 0\leq x\leq 1, 0\leq y\leq 1\)

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\(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}x^{2}y^{2}\,dS;\quad S: z=f(x,y)=3x+4y+8, 0\leq x\leq 1, 0\leq y\leq 1\)

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\(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}y\,dS;\quad S: z=f(x,y)=x+5y^{2}, 0\leq x\leq2, 0\leq y\leq1\)

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\(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}4x\,dS;\quad S: z=f(x,y)=2x^{2}+y, 0\leq x\leq1, 0\leq y\leq2\)

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\(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}(x+y+z)\,dS\), where \(S\) is the portion of the plane \(z=x-3y\) above the region enclosed by \(y=0\), \(x=1\), and \(x=3y\) in the \(xy\)-plane

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\(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}x\,dS\), where \(S\) is the portion of the plane \(x+y+2z=4\) above the region enclosed by \(x=1\), \(y=1\), \(x=0\), and \(y=0\)

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\(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}y\,dS\), where \(S\) is the portion of the plane \(x+y+z=2\) inside the cylinder \(x^{2}+y^{2}=1\)

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\(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}yz\,dS\), where \(S\) is the portion of the plane \(x+2y+3z=6\) in the first octant

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\(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}x^{2}z\,dS\), where \(S\) is the surface \(x^{2}+y^{2}=1\), \(0\leq z\leq 1\)

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\(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}(x+y)z\,dS,\) where \(S\) is the surface \(x^{2} + y^{2} = 9, 1\leq z \leq 3\)

In Problems 13–16, find the outer unit normal vector to the surface \(S\) defined by \(z=f(x,y) .\)

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\(z=f(x,y)=\sqrt{16-x^{2}-y^{2}},\quad 0\leq x^{2}+y^{2}\leq 16\)

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\(z=f(x,y)=\sqrt{1-x^{2}-y^{2}},\quad 0\leq x^{2}+y^{2}\leq 1\)

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\(z=f(x,y)=\sqrt{36-9x^{2}-4y^{2}},\quad 0\leq 9x^{2}+4y^{2}\leq 36 \)

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\(z=f(x,y)=\sqrt{4-x^{2}-4y^{2}},\quad 0\leq x^{2}+4y^{2}\leq 4 \)

In Problems 17 and 18, find both orientations for each surface.

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\(S: \mathbf{r}(u,v)=(u+v)\mathbf{i}+u^{2}\mathbf{j}+v^{2}\mathbf{k}\)

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\(S: \mathbf{r}(u,v)=uv\mathbf{i}+v\mathbf{j}+e^{u}\mathbf{k}\)

Flux Across a SurfaceIn Problems 19–26, a fluid with constant mass density \(\rho \) flows across the cube shown in Figure 66. If the velocity of the fluid at any point on the cube is given by \(\mathbf{F}\), find the flux of \(\mathbf{F}\) across the cube in the direction of the outer unit normal vectors.

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\(\mathbf{F}=x\mathbf{i}\)

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\(\mathbf{F}=y\mathbf{i}\)

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\(\mathbf{F}=z\mathbf{i}\)

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\(\mathbf{F}=x\mathbf{i}+y\mathbf{j}\)

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\(\mathbf{F}=x\mathbf{i}+y\mathbf{j}+z\mathbf{k}\)

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\(\mathbf{F}=z^{2}\mathbf{i}\)

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\(\mathbf{F}=x^{2}\mathbf{i}+y^{2}\mathbf{j}+z^{2}\mathbf{k}\)

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\(\mathbf{F}=x^{2}\mathbf{i}+y^{2}\mathbf{j}\)

Applications and Extensions

Flux Across a Surface In Problems 27–30, find \(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}\mathbf{F}\,{\cdot}\, \mathbf{n}\,dS\), where \(\mathbf{n}\) is the outer unit normal of \(S\).

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\(\mathbf{F}=x\mathbf{i}+y\mathbf{j}+z\mathbf{k}\), and \(S\) is the surface \(x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=1\), \(z\geq 0\)

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\(\mathbf{F}=-y\mathbf{i}+x\mathbf{j}+z\mathbf{k}\), and \(S\) is the surface \(x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=1\), \(z\geq 0\)

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\(\mathbf{F}=(x+y)\mathbf{i}+(2x-z)\mathbf{j}+y\mathbf{k}\), and \(S\) is the tetrahedron formed by the coordinate planes and the plane \( z+2x+2y=8\)

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\(\mathbf{F}=2x\mathbf{i}-x^{2}\mathbf{j}+(z-2x+2y)\mathbf{k}\) , and \(S\) is the tetrahedron formed by the coordinate planes and the plane \(2x+2y+z=6\)

In Problems 31 and 32, find the flux integral \(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS} \mathbf{F}\,{\cdot}\, \mathbf{n}\,dS,\) given the oriented surface \(S\) and vector field \(\mathbf{F}\).

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The surface \(S\) is parametrized by \(\mathbf{r}(u,v)=uv\,\mathbf{i}+u^{2}\mathbf{j}+v\,\mathbf{k}\), \(1\leq u\leq 2\), \(0\leq v\leq 3 \) and the vector field is \(\mathbf{F}=\mathbf{F}(x,y,z)=-z\mathbf{j}+\mathbf{k}\).

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The surface \(S\) is parametrized by \(\mathbf{r}(u,v)=ve^{u} \mathbf{i}+v^{3}\mathbf{j}+u\mathbf{k}\), \(0\leq u\leq 1\), \(-1\leq v\leq 1\) and the vector field is \(\mathbf{F}=\mathbf{F}(x,y,z)=xy\mathbf{i}+2z\mathbf{ j}\).

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Mass of a Lamina Find the mass of a lamina in the shape of a cone \(z=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\), \(2\leq z\leq 4\), if the mass density of the lamina is \(\rho =\rho (x,y,z)=8-z\).

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Mass of a Lamina Find the mass of a lamina in the shape of a cone \(z=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\), \(2\leq z\leq 4\), if the mass density of the lamina is \(\rho =\rho (x,y,z)=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\).

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Center of Mass of a Lamina Find the center of mass of a lamina in the shape of the part of the plane \(2x+3y+z=4\) that lies inside \(x^{2}+z^{2}=9\), if the mass density of the lamina is \(\rho =\rho (x,y,z)= \sqrt{x^{2}+z^{2}}\).

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Center of Mass of a Lamina Find the center of mass of a lamina in the shape of the unit sphere \(x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=1\), if the mass density of the lamina is \(\rho =\rho (x,y,z)=z+1\).

In Problems 37 and 38, find each surface integral.

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\(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}x^{2}z\,dS;\quad S\): the portion of the cylinder \(x^{2}+y^{2}=9\) between \(z=0\) and \(z=5\)

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\(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}(x+2y)\,dS ;\quad S: \mathbf{r}(u,v)=u\cos v\,\mathbf{i}+(u^{2}+1)\mathbf{j}+u\cos v\,\mathbf{k}\), \(0\leq u\leq 1\) and \(0\leq v\leq \pi /2\)

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Flux Across a Surface Find the mass of a fluid with constant mass density flowing across the paraboloid \(z=x^{2}+y^{2}\), \(z\leq 5 \), in a unit of time in the direction of the outer unit normal, if the velocity of the fluid at any point on the paraboloid is \(\mathbf{F}=\mathbf{F }(x,y,z)=-x\mathbf{i}-y\mathbf{j}-z\mathbf{k}\).

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Flux Across a Surface  Find the mass of a fluid with constant mass density flowing across the paraboloid \(z=9-x^{2}-y^{2}\), \(z\geq 0\), in a unit of time in the direction of the outer unit normal, if the velocity of the fluid at any point on the paraboloid is \(\mathbf{F}=\mathbf{F} (x,y,z)=x\mathbf{i}+y\mathbf{j}+3\mathbf{k}\).

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If \(\mathbf{n}\) is the upward-pointing unit normal to a surface \( z=f(x,y)\) and \(\mathbf{F}=P\mathbf{i}+Q\mathbf{j}+R\mathbf{k}\), show that \[ \iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}\mathbf{F}\,{\cdot}\, \mathbf{n}\,dS=\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptD}\left( -P \dfrac{\partial f}{\partial x}-Q\dfrac{\partial f}{\partial y}+R\right) dx\,dy \]

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Electric Flux Find the electric flux across the part of the cylinder \(x^{2}+y^{2}=9,\) \(0\leq z\leq 2,\) in the direction of the outer unit normal vectors when the electric field is \(\mathbf{E}(x,y,z)=x\mathbf{i} +2y\mathbf{j}+3z\mathbf{k}\).

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Helicoid Find \(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}(x^2+z^2)dS\), where \(S\) is the helicoid \(\mathbf{r}(u,v)=u\cos(2v){\bf i} + u\sin (2v){\bf j} + v{\bf k},0\leq u\leq 3, 0\leq v\leq 2\pi\).

Challenge Problems

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Center of Mass Find the center of mass of the upper half of the sphere \(x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}=a^{2}\) covered by a thin material with mass density at each point proportional to the distance from the \(xy\)-plane.

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Find \(\iint\limits_{\kern-3ptS}\mathbf{F}\,{\cdot}\, \mathbf{n}\,dS\), where \(S\) is a level surface of a function \(w= f(x,y,z)\) with outer unit normal vector \(\mathbf{n},\) \(\ \mathbf{F}={\nabla} f\), and \(f\) satisfies the equation \(\left( \dfrac{\partial f}{\partial x}\right) ^{2}+\left( \dfrac{\partial f}{ \partial y}\right) ^{2}+\left( \dfrac{\partial f}{\partial z}\right) ^{2}=1\). ( Hint: The answer should depend on \(S\).)