Question B.1: Calculate the divergence of F = xi + yj + zk.
Calculate the divergence of
F = x\hat{i}+ y\hat{j}+ z\hat{k} .
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\nabla \cdot \underline{F}=\frac{∂}{∂x}(x)+ \frac{∂}{∂y}(y)+\frac{∂}{∂z}(z)=1+1+1=3 .
This is the vector field shown on the left om Figure B.1. Its divergence is constant everywhere.

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