Chapter 9: Vector Calculus
Section 9.6: Surface Integrals
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Example 9.6.8
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Integrate the scalar on the surface defined over the triangle whose vertices, , are respectively , , and .
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Solution
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Mathematical Solution
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Figure 9.6.8(a) is a sketch of the triangle determined by the given vertices, labeled . The equations of the edges are designated , with color-coding matching the colors (black, red, green) used for the edges themselves.
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Since , the integrand of the surface integral is
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so the surface integral itself is given by the sum
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Figure 9.6.8(a) Triangle and
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An exact value for this sum of integrals exists, but it is so cumbersome that it just has to be converted to the floating-point equivalent of approximately 2032.78.
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Maple Solution - Interactive
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Table 9.6.8(a) provides a solution via task template. There is an exact value for the surface integral, but it is complicated enough to be of almost no practical value. The integral in Table 9.6.8(a) is evaluated numerically.
Tools≻Tasks≻Browse:
Calculus - Vector≻Integration≻Surface Integration≻Surface Defined over a Triangle
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Surface Integral on a Surface Defined over a Triangle
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Integrand
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Surface
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Triangle
Vertices
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Table 9.6.8(a) Solution by task template
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Table 9.6.8(b) contains a solution from first principles. The equations of the lines forming the edges of the triangle are obtained by interactively accessing the Line command in the Student Precalculus package.
Initialize
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Tools≻Load Package: Student Precalculus
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Loading Student:-Precalculus
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Obtain the equations of the edges of the triangle
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Context Panel: Student Precalculus≻Lines And Segments≻Line≻Equation
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Context Panel: Right-hand Side
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Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻Y[AB], Y[BC], Y[CA], as appropriate
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Write the integrand of the surface integral
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Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻
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Write and evaluate the surface integral
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Calculus palette: Iterated double-integral template
Press the Enter key.
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Context Panel: Approximate≻10 (digits)
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Table 9.6.8(b) Solution from first principles
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Maple Solution - Coded
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Table 9.6.8(c) provides a solution based on the SurfaceInt command in the Student VectorCalculus package.
Initialize
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Install the Student VectorCalculus package.
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Implement the SurfaceInt command with the Triangle option
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Convert the exact answer to floating-point form with the evalf command.
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Table 9.6.8(c) Solution via the SurfaceInt command
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Table 9.6.8(d) provides a solution from first principles. The most tedious part of the solution is determining the equations of the three edges of the triangle. For this, the Line command in the Student Precalculus package is used.
Initialize
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Define , the integrand of the surface integral
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Install the Student MultivariateCalculus package.
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Loading Student:-MultivariateCalculus
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Install the Student Precalculus package.
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Obtain the equations of the edges of the triangle
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Define the points .
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Use the Line command from the Student Precalculus package to obtain equations of the form
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Apply the rhs command to obtain the right-hand sides of the resulting equations.
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Write and evaluate the surface integral
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Table 9.6.8(d) Solution from first principles
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