Let be any constant vector and take . The product rule for divergence gives . The divergence theorem on a bounded region with piecewise smooth boundary, oriented outward, therefore yields
Since is arbitrary, equality of all components proves
Here is continuously differentiable on a neighbourhood of the closed region.
For the side of this right circular cone, the parameter tangents are and . Their cross product in the outward order is
The sign is outward because the solid right circular cone lies at smaller cylindrical radius for fixed height. Reversing the parameter order reverses the oriented surface element.
To check the integral identity, the closed boundary must include the top Euclidean disk , radius , as well as the curved side. For , horizontal components cancel on integrating . The side contribution is
On the top Euclidean disk and , so its contribution is . The total is . Independently, the cross-section of the solid at height has area , and , giving
Thus the two sides agree. The curved side alone is not a closed surface and does not satisfy this volume identity. The apex has zero area; alternatively one can truncate at height and let , with the extra boundary contribution vanishing.