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8.1__Applications of Gauss’s Theorem 1 Beale surfiice integrals. We know that a surface integral can generally be evaluated by oe 2 le coreepanane double integral. But there are cases where this is inconvenient. In such cases, it is generally advisable to reduce a surface integral over a closed surface to a triple integral by means of Gauss’s Theorem. |LLUSTRATIONS |. Evaluate the surface integral I= Shee dy de + y' dz dx + 2° dx dy) over the sphere x? + y? + 2? By Gauss’s Theorem, we have rasfff oe +y? +27) dx dy de where the domain E is the sphere x? + y? +2? A(x, y, 2) = 3 we get 1 Vas [[ededet vdedr+zdrdy) the integration being taken over the outer side of S in each case. ILLUSTRATION. The volume V of the sphere x? + y? +z? =a? is given by 1 Vas [[ Cd dey de de+2 dx dy) =2 ff a= = 9 aay =2 ff ao (ae? =P yr d= Sra! where D is the circle x? + y?

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