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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2006 ia Paper 3 3A Solution by
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Take the unit normal to point outwards. The divergence of the field isThe divergence theorem turns the closed surface integral into a volume integral over :For a direct check of the surface integral, on the outward component is , contributing . On it vanishes. On both and , . On , , whereas on the field component is and the outward normal is , giving a contribution . The six face contributions are therefore , again totaling 2. The positive bottom-face contribution is a consequence of its outward orientation.
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