Quantitatively prove the following: If f: R3 → R  has continuous second derivatives, then  ∇ × (∇f) = 0. (In order words, “curl ◦ grad = 0”)

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Chapter6: Applications Of The Derivative
Section6.3: Implicit Differentiation
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Quantitatively prove the following:

If f: R3 R  has continuous second derivatives, then  ∇ × (∇f) = 0. (In order words, “curl ◦ grad = 0”)

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