Determine whether or not F is a conservative vector field. If it is, find a function f such that \mathrm{F}=\(\newlineabla f \). (If the vector field is not conservative, enter DNE.f(x,y)=□(x,y)=exsin(y)i+excos(y)j
Q. Determine whether or not F is a conservative vector field. If it is, find a function f such that \mathrm{F}=\(\newlineabla f \). (If the vector field is not conservative, enter DNE.f(x,y)=□(x,y)=exsin(y)i+excos(y)j
Check Curl of F: To check if F is conservative, we need to see if the curl of F is zero. The vector field F is given by F=exsin(y)i+excos(y)j.
Compute Partial Derivatives: Compute the partial derivatives: ∂y∂(exsin(y))=excos(y),∂x∂(excos(y))=excos(y).
Verify Conservativity: Since the partial derivative of the i component with respect to y equals the partial derivative of the j component with respect to x, the curl of extbfF is zero. This means extbfF is conservative.
Find Potential Function: Now, find a potential function f such that \mathbf{F} = \(\newlineabla f\). Start by integrating exsin(y) with respect to x to find f:f(x,y)=∫exsin(y)dx=exsin(y)+g(y), where g(y) is a function of y only.
Integrate with Respect to x: Next, differentiate f(x,y)=exsin(y)+g(y) with respect to y to match it with the j component of F:∂y∂[exsin(y)+g(y)]=excos(y)+g′(y).
Differentiate with Respect to y: Since the j component of F is excos(y), we set g′(y)=0. This implies g(y) is a constant, which we can take as 0 without loss of generality.
Set g′(y)=0: Thus, the potential function f is f(x,y)=exsin(y).
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