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OpenStudy (anonymous):

help with green's theorem please?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

u mean green's thm regarding diff eq

OpenStudy (anonymous):

???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

post the question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i'll start from scratch. what is green's theorem?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ok, are you familiar with concept of line integral?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

green's theorem regarding flux and circulation

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

green theorem is just an alternative way of evaluating line integral over vector field

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok, and using green's theorem, how do i find the flux and circulation of a curve?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\text{circulation}=\oint_{c}F . T ds=\oint_{c}M dx + N dy=\iint_{R}dN/dx - dM/dY dx dy\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[flux=\oint_{c}F \cdot n ds=\oint_{c}-N dx + M dy=\iint_{R}dM/dx + dN/dY dx dy\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

see how in both cases, we went from closed line integral to double integral? That's green theorem

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[F=(y ^{2}-x ^{2})i+(x ^{2}+y ^{2})j\] C: triangle bounded by y=0, x=3, y=x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

circulation or flux?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so far i understand what you're saying, it's exactly what i have in my notes. but when i am solving the problems, like the example above, i get an answer that is circ=flux and the answer in the back gives different results

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i need to find circ and flux

OpenStudy (anonymous):

for circ, \[M=y ^{2}-x ^{2} ; N=x ^{2}+y ^{2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2x- 2y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

dN/dx-dM/dy

OpenStudy (anonymous):

circulation \[\int _0^3\int _0^x(2 x-2 y)dydx\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

=9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

does order in integration matter?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

*of

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not if your limits are right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

flux dm/dx+ dn/dy

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if i switch the order, my limits are \[\int\limits_{0}^{3} \int\limits_{0}^{y}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\text{ }\text{Flux}=\int _0^3\int _0^x(-2x+2y)dydx=-9\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and my answer is -9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-9 for circ

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i don't see what's wrong with my limits. if y=x, x=y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

your limit is right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

for finding the flux, it's \[\int\limits_{?}^{?} Mdy-Ndx\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[\text{ }\text{Flux}=\int _0^3\int _0^x(-2x+2y)dydx=-9\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i was taught to change the original equation to fit this form. so the new form is \[(x ^{2}+y ^{2})-(-y ^{2}+x ^{2})\] so now \[M=x ^{2}+y ^{2} ; N=-y ^{2}+x ^{2}\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it correct so far?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no, my flux is right. but back to circulation, the limit does seem to be wrong or something. when you integrated in respect to y first, your limits are 0 to x and the final result is 9. but when i integrate with respect to x first, limit is 0 to y and my final answer is -9

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