Evaluate :
where is the closed curve which is the boundary of the triangle with vertices , and , with the counterclockwise orientation.
Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
Bonus : Try to solve it without Greens' Theorem.
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The parameter t will run from 0 to 1 throughout.
We can parameterize the segment from (0,0) to (1,0) by x = t , y = 0 , so d y = 0 and the line integral is 0.
Next, from (1,0) to (1,1), we can let x = 1 , y = t and ∫ 0 1 d t = 1 .
Finally, we can parameterize the opposite of the path from (1,1) to (0,0) by x = y = t so ∫ 0 1 2 t 2 d t = 3 2 , for a grand total of 0 + 1 − 3 2 = 3 1 ≈ 0 . 3 3 3