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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle x^{2}, y^{2}, z^{2} \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} x^{2} + \frac{d}{d y} y^{2} + \frac{d}{d z} z^{2} = 2 x + 2 y + 2 z \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}- \frac{d}{d z} y^{2} + \frac{d}{d y} z^{2}\\\frac{d}{d z} x^{2} - \frac{d}{d x} z^{2}\\- \frac{d}{d y} x^{2} + \frac{d}{d x} y^{2}\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}0\\0\\0\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = 2 x + 2 y + 2 z,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 0, 0, 0 \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle x z^{2}, - y, x y z \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d y} \left(- y\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial x} x z^{2} + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} x y z = x y + z^{2} - 1 \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}- \frac{d}{d z} \left(- y\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial y} x y z\\\frac{\partial}{\partial z} x z^{2} - \frac{\partial}{\partial x} x y z\\\frac{d}{d x} \left(- y\right) - \frac{\partial}{\partial y} x z^{2}\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}x z\\2 x z - y z\\0\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = x y + z^{2} - 1,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle x z, 2 x z - y z, 0 \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle x^{2} y, - x y^{2}, z \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d z} z + \frac{\partial}{\partial y} \left(- x y^{2}\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial x} x^{2} y = 1 \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}\frac{d}{d y} z - \frac{\partial}{\partial z} \left(- x y^{2}\right)\\- \frac{d}{d x} z + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} x^{2} y\\\frac{\partial}{\partial x} \left(- x y^{2}\right) - \frac{\partial}{\partial y} x^{2} y\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}0\\0\\- x^{2} - y^{2}\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = 1,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 0, 0, - x^{2} - y^{2} \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 3 e^{x}, - 2 \cos{\left(z \right)}, 3 x y z \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{\partial}{\partial z} 3 x y z + \frac{d}{d x} \left(- 3 e^{x}\right) + \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 2 \cos{\left(z \right)}\right) = 3 x y - 3 e^{x} \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}\frac{\partial}{\partial y} 3 x y z - \frac{d}{d z} \left(- 2 \cos{\left(z \right)}\right)\\- \frac{\partial}{\partial x} 3 x y z + \frac{d}{d z} \left(- 3 e^{x}\right)\\- \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 3 e^{x}\right) + \frac{d}{d x} \left(- 2 \cos{\left(z \right)}\right)\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}3 x z - 2 \sin{\left(z \right)}\\- 3 y z\\0\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = 3 x y - 3 e^{x},\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 3 x z - 2 \sin{\left(z \right)}, - 3 y z, 0 \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 2 x z, 3 \cos{\left(z \right)}, 2 y^{2} \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d z} 2 y^{2} + \frac{\partial}{\partial x} 2 x z + \frac{d}{d y} 3 \cos{\left(z \right)} = 2 z \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}\frac{d}{d y} 2 y^{2} - \frac{d}{d z} 3 \cos{\left(z \right)}\\- \frac{d}{d x} 2 y^{2} + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} 2 x z\\- \frac{\partial}{\partial y} 2 x z + \frac{d}{d x} 3 \cos{\left(z \right)}\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}4 y + 3 \sin{\left(z \right)}\\2 x\\0\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = 2 z,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 4 y + 3 \sin{\left(z \right)}, 2 x, 0 \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 2 x y z, - 3 x, 2 \sin{\left(y \right)} \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 3 x\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial x} \left(- 2 x y z\right) + \frac{d}{d z} 2 \sin{\left(y \right)} = - 2 y z \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}- \frac{d}{d z} \left(- 3 x\right) + \frac{d}{d y} 2 \sin{\left(y \right)}\\\frac{\partial}{\partial z} \left(- 2 x y z\right) - \frac{d}{d x} 2 \sin{\left(y \right)}\\\frac{d}{d x} \left(- 3 x\right) - \frac{\partial}{\partial y} \left(- 2 x y z\right)\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}2 \cos{\left(y \right)}\\- 2 x y\\2 x z - 3\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = - 2 y z,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 2 \cos{\left(y \right)}, - 2 x y, 2 x z - 3 \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 3 x z, 3 \sin{\left(y \right)}, 2 y z \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{\partial}{\partial x} \left(- 3 x z\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} 2 y z + \frac{d}{d y} 3 \sin{\left(y \right)} = 2 y - 3 z + 3 \cos{\left(y \right)} \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}\frac{\partial}{\partial y} 2 y z - \frac{d}{d z} 3 \sin{\left(y \right)}\\\frac{\partial}{\partial z} \left(- 3 x z\right) - \frac{\partial}{\partial x} 2 y z\\- \frac{\partial}{\partial y} \left(- 3 x z\right) + \frac{d}{d x} 3 \sin{\left(y \right)}\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}2 z\\- 3 x\\0\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = 2 y - 3 z + 3 \cos{\left(y \right)},\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 2 z, - 3 x, 0 \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - x z, e^{x}, 3 x z \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{\partial}{\partial x} \left(- x z\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} 3 x z + \frac{d}{d y} e^{x} = 3 x - z \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}\frac{\partial}{\partial y} 3 x z - \frac{d}{d z} e^{x}\\\frac{\partial}{\partial z} \left(- x z\right) - \frac{\partial}{\partial x} 3 x z\\- \frac{\partial}{\partial y} \left(- x z\right) + \frac{d}{d x} e^{x}\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}0\\- x - 3 z\\e^{x}\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = 3 x - z,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 0, - x - 3 z, e^{x} \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 2 \sin{\left(y \right)}, - 3 x, z \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 3 x\right) + \frac{d}{d z} z + \frac{d}{d x} \left(- 2 \sin{\left(y \right)}\right) = 1 \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}- \frac{d}{d z} \left(- 3 x\right) + \frac{d}{d y} z\\- \frac{d}{d x} z + \frac{d}{d z} \left(- 2 \sin{\left(y \right)}\right)\\\frac{d}{d x} \left(- 3 x\right) - \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 2 \sin{\left(y \right)}\right)\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}0\\0\\2 \cos{\left(y \right)} - 3\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = 1,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 0, 0, 2 \cos{\left(y \right)} - 3 \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 3 x, x, x \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d x} \left(- 3 x\right) + \frac{d}{d y} x + \frac{d}{d z} x = -3 \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}\frac{d}{d y} x - \frac{d}{d z} x\\\frac{d}{d z} \left(- 3 x\right) - \frac{d}{d x} x\\- \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 3 x\right) + \frac{d}{d x} x\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}0\\-1\\1\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = -3,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 0, -1, 1 \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - x y z, - 3 z, 2 x y \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 3 z\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} 2 x y + \frac{\partial}{\partial x} \left(- x y z\right) = - y z \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}- \frac{d}{d z} \left(- 3 z\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial y} 2 x y\\- \frac{\partial}{\partial x} 2 x y + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} \left(- x y z\right)\\\frac{d}{d x} \left(- 3 z\right) - \frac{\partial}{\partial y} \left(- x y z\right)\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}2 x + 3\\- x y - 2 y\\x z\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = - y z,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 2 x + 3, - x y - 2 y, x z \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 2 x^{2}, - 2 x, x y z \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 2 x\right) + \frac{d}{d x} 2 x^{2} + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} x y z = x y + 4 x \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}- \frac{d}{d z} \left(- 2 x\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial y} x y z\\\frac{d}{d z} 2 x^{2} - \frac{\partial}{\partial x} x y z\\\frac{d}{d x} \left(- 2 x\right) - \frac{d}{d y} 2 x^{2}\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}x z\\- y z\\-2\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = x y + 4 x,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle x z, - y z, -2 \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 2 x y, 2 x y, y \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d z} y + \frac{\partial}{\partial x} \left(- 2 x y\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial y} 2 x y = 2 x - 2 y \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}\frac{d}{d y} y - \frac{\partial}{\partial z} 2 x y\\- \frac{d}{d x} y + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} \left(- 2 x y\right)\\- \frac{\partial}{\partial y} \left(- 2 x y\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial x} 2 x y\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}1\\0\\2 x + 2 y\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = 2 x - 2 y,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 1, 0, 2 x + 2 y \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle x y z, 2 x^{2}, y \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d y} 2 x^{2} + \frac{d}{d z} y + \frac{\partial}{\partial x} x y z = y z \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}- \frac{d}{d z} 2 x^{2} + \frac{d}{d y} y\\- \frac{d}{d x} y + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} x y z\\\frac{d}{d x} 2 x^{2} - \frac{\partial}{\partial y} x y z\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}1\\x y\\- x z + 4 x\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = y z,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 1, x y, - x z + 4 x \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - \cos{\left(z \right)}, - 3 e^{x}, 3 z \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d z} 3 z + \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 3 e^{x}\right) + \frac{d}{d x} \left(- \cos{\left(z \right)}\right) = 3 \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}\frac{d}{d y} 3 z - \frac{d}{d z} \left(- 3 e^{x}\right)\\- \frac{d}{d x} 3 z + \frac{d}{d z} \left(- \cos{\left(z \right)}\right)\\\frac{d}{d x} \left(- 3 e^{x}\right) - \frac{d}{d y} \left(- \cos{\left(z \right)}\right)\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}0\\\sin{\left(z \right)}\\- 3 e^{x}\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = 3,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 0, \sin{\left(z \right)}, - 3 e^{x} \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 2 x y, 2 e^{x}, 2 e^{x} \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{\partial}{\partial x} \left(- 2 x y\right) + \frac{d}{d y} 2 e^{x} + \frac{d}{d z} 2 e^{x} = - 2 y \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}\frac{d}{d y} 2 e^{x} - \frac{d}{d z} 2 e^{x}\\\frac{\partial}{\partial z} \left(- 2 x y\right) - \frac{d}{d x} 2 e^{x}\\- \frac{\partial}{\partial y} \left(- 2 x y\right) + \frac{d}{d x} 2 e^{x}\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}0\\- 2 e^{x}\\2 x + 2 e^{x}\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = - 2 y,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 0, - 2 e^{x}, 2 x + 2 e^{x} \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 2 y^{2}, - x^{2}, 2 y z \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d y} \left(- x^{2}\right) + \frac{d}{d x} \left(- 2 y^{2}\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} 2 y z = 2 y \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}- \frac{d}{d z} \left(- x^{2}\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial y} 2 y z\\\frac{d}{d z} \left(- 2 y^{2}\right) - \frac{\partial}{\partial x} 2 y z\\\frac{d}{d x} \left(- x^{2}\right) - \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 2 y^{2}\right)\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}2 z\\0\\- 2 x + 4 y\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = 2 y,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 2 z, 0, - 2 x + 4 y \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 3 y z, 2 x y z, z \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d z} z + \frac{\partial}{\partial x} 3 y z + \frac{\partial}{\partial y} 2 x y z = 2 x z + 1 \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}\frac{d}{d y} z - \frac{\partial}{\partial z} 2 x y z\\- \frac{d}{d x} z + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} 3 y z\\- \frac{\partial}{\partial y} 3 y z + \frac{\partial}{\partial x} 2 x y z\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}- 2 x y\\3 y\\2 y z - 3 z\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = 2 x z + 1,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle - 2 x y, 3 y, 2 y z - 3 z \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - x y z, - 2 z^{2}, \sin{\left(y \right)} \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 2 z^{2}\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial x} \left(- x y z\right) + \frac{d}{d z} \sin{\left(y \right)} = - y z \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}- \frac{d}{d z} \left(- 2 z^{2}\right) + \frac{d}{d y} \sin{\left(y \right)}\\\frac{\partial}{\partial z} \left(- x y z\right) - \frac{d}{d x} \sin{\left(y \right)}\\\frac{d}{d x} \left(- 2 z^{2}\right) - \frac{\partial}{\partial y} \left(- x y z\right)\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}4 z + \cos{\left(y \right)}\\- x y\\x z\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = - y z,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 4 z + \cos{\left(y \right)}, - x y, x z \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 2 x y z, - 2 y^{2}, y \rangle \).
  1. \[ \frac{d}{d z} y + \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 2 y^{2}\right) + \frac{\partial}{\partial x} 2 x y z = 2 y z - 4 y \]
    div F.✓ Proved
  2. \[ \left[\begin{matrix}\frac{d}{d y} y - \frac{d}{d z} \left(- 2 y^{2}\right)\\- \frac{d}{d x} y + \frac{\partial}{\partial z} 2 x y z\\\frac{d}{d x} \left(- 2 y^{2}\right) - \frac{\partial}{\partial y} 2 x y z\end{matrix}\right] = \left[\begin{matrix}1\\2 x y\\- 2 x z\end{matrix}\right] \]
    curl F, component by component.✓ Proved
Answer \( \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = 2 y z - 4 y,\quad \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = \langle 1, 2 x y, - 2 x z \rangle \)

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Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 2 x z, 2 y, y z \rangle \).
Problem 12.81easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - y z, - 3 e^{x}, 2 x y z \rangle \).
Problem 12.98easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle z^{2}, 3 \sin{\left(y \right)}, z^{2} \rangle \).
Problem 12.100easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - x^{2}, 2 \sin{\left(y \right)}, e^{x} \rangle \).
Problem 12.101easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 2 e^{x}, - 2 x y z, 2 x z \rangle \).
Problem 12.102easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 2 z^{2}, - 2 x, 3 \sin{\left(y \right)} \rangle \).
Problem 12.103easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 3 z^{2}, 3 z^{2}, \sin{\left(y \right)} \rangle \).
Problem 12.105easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 3 x z, 2 x y, \sin{\left(y \right)} \rangle \).
Problem 12.120easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 3 x y z, y, 2 z^{2} \rangle \).
Problem 12.121easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 3 \cos{\left(z \right)}, - \sin{\left(y \right)}, x^{2} \rangle \).
Problem 12.122easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 3 x, - y^{2}, 3 x z \rangle \).
Problem 12.123easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 3 e^{x}, - x, 3 \cos{\left(z \right)} \rangle \).
Problem 12.124easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 2 z, - 2 x^{2}, 3 \sin{\left(y \right)} \rangle \).
Problem 12.125easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 2 x^{2}, y^{2}, x y z \rangle \).
Problem 12.126easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 3 \sin{\left(y \right)}, - x y z, y^{2} \rangle \).
Problem 12.127easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle x z, - \sin{\left(y \right)}, 3 x y \rangle \).
Problem 12.133easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 2 x, 2 y^{2}, x \rangle \).
Problem 12.134easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 3 x y, \sin{\left(y \right)}, 3 \sin{\left(y \right)} \rangle \).
Problem 12.135easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle y z, - 3 y z, 3 e^{x} \rangle \).
Problem 12.138easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle 2 z^{2}, 2 y, x \rangle \).
Problem 12.139easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 2 x^{2}, - 3 y z, \cos{\left(z \right)} \rangle \).
Problem 12.141easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle - 2 e^{x}, - 2 y z, 2 y \rangle \).
Problem 12.143easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle \cos{\left(z \right)}, - 3 y, x \rangle \).
Problem 12.154easy✓ Every equation proved
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle z^{2}, 3 e^{x}, 3 y z \rangle \).
Problem 12.158easy✓ Nihil obstat
Find the divergence and curl of \( \displaystyle \mathbf{F} = \langle y^{2}, - 2 x y z, z \rangle \).
Problem 12.159easy✓ Nihil obstat