Evaluate the curvilinear integral ∫ C F ⋅ d r , where F ( x , y ) = x y i + 3 y 2 j and C is a vector function r ( t ) = 1 1 t 4 i + t 3 j , where 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 .
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Well, first observe that ∇ × F = 0 , so there is no scalar field G such that ∇ G = F . In other words, we have to compute the integral by its definition. So:
∫ C F ⋅ d r = ∫ 0 1 F ( r ( t ) ) ⋅ r ′ ( t ) d t
We also have r ′ ( t ) = 4 4 t 3 i + 3 t 2 j and F ( r ′ ( t ) ) = 1 1 t 7 i + 3 t 6 j which implies that F ( r ( t ) ) ⋅ r ′ ( t ) = 4 8 4 t 1 0 + 9 t 8 . Therefore the integral becomes
∫ 0 1 F ( r ( t ) ) ⋅ r ′ ( t ) = ∫ 0 1 4 8 4 t 1 0 + 9 t 8 d t = 4 5
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From function r ( t ) = 1 1 t 4 i + t 3 j , we have x y = 1 1 t 4 ⇒ d x = 4 4 t 3 d t , = t 3 ⇒ d y = 3 t 2 d t . Thus, ∫ C F ⋅ d r = ∫ C ( x y d x + 3 y 2 d y ) = ∫ 0 1 ( 4 8 4 t 1 0 + 9 t 8 ) d t = [ 4 4 t 1 1 + t 9 ] 0 1 = 4 5 # Q . E . D . #