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Stokes's Theorem relates a surface integral of the curl of a vector field over an oriented surface to a line integral of the vector field over its boundary curve. The document provides examples demonstrating the application of Stokes's Theorem, including calculations for specific vector fields and surfaces. Additionally, it includes exercises for verifying the theorem and evaluating line integrals using the theorem.

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Stoke (1), Engineering Math2

Stokes's Theorem relates a surface integral of the curl of a vector field over an oriented surface to a line integral of the vector field over its boundary curve. The document provides examples demonstrating the application of Stokes's Theorem, including calculations for specific vector fields and surfaces. Additionally, it includes exercises for verifying the theorem and evaluating line integrals using the theorem.

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Stokes’s Theorem-Definitions and Theorems

Let S be an oriented surface with unit normal N, and let C be a closed


curve bounding the surface. Let F(x, y , z) be a vector field whose
component functions have continuous first partial derivatives. Then,
Stokes’s theorem states that
Z ZZ
F · dr = (curl F) · N dS.
C S

Eegunjobi A S MTM611S- Vector Calculus May 5, 2025 66 / 78


Example
Let S be the portion of the paraboloid z = 4 − x 2 − y 2 above the
xy -plane. Let C be its boundary, oriented counterclockwise. Verify
Stokes’s theorem for the function F(x, y , z) = 2zi + xj + y 2 k.

Solution
We want to verify that
Z ZZ
F · dr = (curl F) · N dS.
C S

Let’s first calculate the double integral.


If we let G(x, y , z) = z − g(x, y ) = z − (4 − x 2 − y 2 ), then

∇G(x, y , z)
q
N dS = (gx )2 + (gy )2 + 1 dA = ∇G(x, y , z) dA.
∥∇G(x, y , z)∥

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So,

∇G(x, y , z) dA = (2xi + 2y j + k) dA.


Next, we calculate the curl of F(x, y , z) = 2zi + xj + y 2 k.

i j k
∂ ∂ ∂
curl F = ∂x ∂y ∂z = 2y i + 2j + k.
2z x y2
Finally,
ZZ ZZ
(curl F) · N dS = (2y i + 2j + k) · (2xi + 2y j + k) dA
S R
Z 2 Z √ 4−x 2
= √ (4xy + 4y + 1) dydx
−2 − 4−x 2
Z 2 p
=2 4 − x 2 dx = Area of a circle = 4π.
−2

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Example

R
Use Stokes’s Theorem to evaluate C F · dr with
F(x, y , z) = 2y i + 3zj + xk, C is oriented counterclockwise as viewed
from above and C: is a triangle with vertices (2, 0, 0), (0, 2, 0), and
(0, 0, 2)

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The equation of the triangle with vertices:

A = (2, 0, 0), B = (0, 2, 0), C = (0, 0, 2)


From point A, form vectors:

⃗ = B − A = (0, 2, 0) − (2, 0, 0) = (−2, 2, 0)


AB
⃗ = C − A = (0, 0, 2) − (2, 0, 0) = (−2, 0, 2)
AC

i j k
⃗ = −2 2 0
⃗ × AC
N = AB
−2 0 2

= i(2 · 2 − 0 · 0) − j(−2 · 2 − 0 · (−2)) + k(−2 · 0 − (−2) · 2)

= i(4) − j(−4) + k(4) = (4, 4, 4)

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N = (4, 4, 4) simplify to N − i + j + k .
Using point A = (2, 0, 0) and normal vector N = (1, 1, 1), the equation
of the plane is:

1(x − 2) + 1(y − 0) + 1(z − 0) = 0 ⇒ x + y + z = 2


i j k
∂ ∂ ∂
curl F = ∂x ∂y ∂z = −3i − j − 2k.
2y 3z x
(curl F) · N dS = −6dA
ZZ ZZ
(curl F) · N dS = −6 dA
S R
Z 2 Z 2−x
= −6 dydx = −12
0 0
OR
ZZ ZZ
(curl F) · NdS = −6 dA = −6(Area of the triangle) = −6(2)
S R
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Exercises

(a) Verify Stokes’s theorem for


F(x, y , z) = (−y + z)i + (x − z)j + (x − y )k, where S is the surface

z = 9 − x 2 − y 2 , z ≥ 0.
RR
That is, calculate (curl F) · N dS and the corresponding line
S
integral.
R
(b) Use Stokes’s theorem to evaluate the line integral C F · dr, where
p
F(x, y , z) = arctan yx i + ln x 2 + y 2 j + k and C is the triangle with
vertices (0, 0, 0), (1, 1, 1), and (0, 0, 2).

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R
(c) Use Stokes’s theorem to evaluate the line integral C F · dr, where
F(x, y , z) = xyzi + y j + zk and S is the surface
z = x 2 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 3, 0 ≤ y ≤ 3. Assume that N is the downward
unit normal to the surface.

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