Explain why or why not Determine whether the following statementsare true and give an explanation or counterexample.a. The rotation field F = ⟨ -y, x⟩ has zero curl and zero divergence.b. ∇ x ∇φ = 0c. Two vector fields with the same curl differ by a constant vector field.d. Two vector fields with the same divergence differ by a constantvector field.e. If F = ⟨x, y, z⟩ and S encloses a region D, then ∫∫S F ⋅ n dS isthree times the volume of D.

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Explain why or why not Determine whether the following statements
are true and give an explanation or counterexample.
a. The rotation field F = ⟨ -y, x⟩ has zero curl and zero divergence.
b. x φ = 0
c. Two vector fields with the same curl differ by a constant vector field.
d. Two vector fields with the same divergence differ by a constant
vector field.
e. If F = ⟨x, y, z⟩ and S encloses a region D, then ∫∫S F ⋅ n dS is
three times the volume of D.

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Step 1

To Check : whether the following statements are true or false:

(a) The rotation field F = ⟨ -yx⟩ has zero curl and zero divergence.

(b)  x φ = 0.

(c) Two vector fields with the same curl differ by a constant vector field.

(d) Two vector fields with the same divergence differ by a constant.

(e) If F = ⟨x, y, z⟩ and S encloses a region D, then ∫∫S F ⋅ n dS is
three times the volume of D.

Also, give counter examples if statement is false.

Step 2

(a)

False.

Curl F:

CurlF=ijkxyz-yx0=i0-0-j0+k1-0=k.

Divergence of by F :

·F=x,y,z·-y,x,0=0.

We see that curlF is k^, and divergence is 0.

So, the given statement is false.

(b) 

True.

×φ=0,

φ is divergence of some scalar function φ, thus φ=F is some conservative vector function.

Now, ×F is curl of some conservative function.

And we know that curl of a conservative function is 0.

So, ×F=×φ=0.

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