13.1 Iterated integrals 657The integral in (1) will exist as a Riemann-Cauchy integral and will have the
value Y if
(6) V=Tlim 237(x+2+
lim(r2+r4+r6
r8 F ..1
rz_ \1z 2z 32 42With the aid of the basic fact that E(1/n2) = 7r2/6, prove that Y = a2/6. Hint:
Supposing that 0 < r < 1, let the last series in (6) converge to g(r) and beginby showing that g(r) < 7r2/6. Then compare g(r) with 1/k2 - e/2
k=1
14 Prove that the formula
r
f b dx f df(x,Y) dy=f ab dx f d g(x,Y) dy + f b dx f d h(x,Y)dyis valid provided (i) f(x,y) = g(x,y) + h(x,y) when a 5 x < b and c < y < d
and (ii) the integrals in the right member exist. Hint: LetF(x) = Jd
f(x,Y) dy, G(x) = f d g(x,y) dy, H(x) = fed h(x,Y) dYand use known facts about simple integrals.
15 Let(1) F(x,y,z) = P(x,y,z)i + Q(x,y,z)j + R(x,y,z)k,where the functions are continuous over some spherical ball B with center at
(xo,yo,zo), be the force on a particle when the particle is at the point (x,y,z).
Show that the work Wj(x,y,z) done by the force in moving the particle along line
segments from (xo,yo,zo) to (xo,y,zo) and then to (xo,y,z) and finally to the point
(x,y,z) in the ball is(2) Wi(x,y,z) = (V
loQ(xo,a,zo) dQ + LO R(xo,y,7) dY + f P(a,y,z)z da(3)awl- - = P(x,y,z)
axShow that the work W2(x,y,z) done by the force in moving the particle along
line segments from (xo,yo,zo) to (x,yo,zo) and then to (x,yo,z) and then to (x,y,z) is(4) W2(x,y,z) = f xz P(a,yo,zo) da +fZaR(x,yo,7) d7 + fao do
and that
as(5) (^22) = Q(x,y,z)
Show that the work W$(x,y,z) done by the force in moving the particle along line