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Given a vector  and  ˆn as the unit normal vector to the surface of the hemisphere (x² + y² + z² = 1;z ≥0), the value of integral  evaluated on the curved surface of the hemisphere S is

Options

A

π

B

π/3

C

π/2

D

-π/2

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Correct Answer :

Option C

π/2

π/2

Solution :

The correct answer is π/2.

1. Identifying the Given Information:
From the provided images, we have:
The vector field:
u = 13 - y3 i^ + x3 j^ + z3 k^
The surface integral to evaluate over the curved surface S of the hemisphere:
I = S × u · n^ d S
where S is the hemisphere x2+y2+z2=1 with z0, and n^ is the unit outward normal vector to the surface.

2. Applying Stokes' Theorem:
According to Stokes' Theorem, the surface integral of the curl of a vector field over an open surface S is equal to the line integral of the vector field along the boundary curve C of the surface:
S �� u · n^ d S = oint C u · d r
where C is the boundary of the hemisphere in the xy-plane.

3. Defining the Boundary Curve C:
The boundary curve of the hemisphere x2+y2+z2=1 with z0 lies in the plane z=0.
Thus, the boundary C is the unit circle in the xy-plane:
x2 + y2 = 1 , z = 0

Since z=0 on the boundary curve C, we have dz=0. The position vector and its differential are:
r = x i^ + y j^ + z k^ d r = d x i^ + d y j^ + d z k^
Substituting z=0 and dz=0 into the dot product u·dr:
u · d r = 13 - y3 d x + x3 d y

4. Evaluating the Line Integral using Green's Theorem:
The line integral around the closed curve C in the xy-plane is:
oint C u · d r = 13 oint C - y3 d x + x3 d y
By Green's Theorem in a plane:
oint C P d x + Q d y = R Q x - P y d x d y
Here, P=-y3 and Q=x3.
Calculating the partial derivatives:
Q x = 3 x2
P y = - 3 y2
Thus, the integrand becomes:
Q x - P y = 3 x2 - - 3 y2 = 3 x2 + y2

Substituting this back into the double integral over the disk R bounded by x2+y2=1:
oint C u · d r = 13 R 3 x2 + y2 d x d y = R x2 + y2 d x d y

5. Computing the Double Integral in Polar Coordinates:
Let x=rcosθ and y=rsinθ, where:
x2+y2=r2
dxdy=rdrdθ
The limits of integration for the unit disk R are r from 0 to 1 and θ from 0 to 2π:
R x2 + y2 d x d y = 0 2π 0 1 r2 · r d r d θ
= 0 2π d θ 0 1 r3 d r
= θ 0 2π r44 0 1
= 2 π · 14 = π2

Therefore, the value of the evaluated integral is π/2.

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