Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 15 - Vector Analysis - 15.1 Exercises - Page 1049: 37

Answer

The vector field is not conservative.

Work Step by Step

1.First, in standard notation, these are the equations $M-15y^3$, $N=-5xy^2$ 2.In order to find out if the vector field is conservative, we see if they are equal. We take the derivative. $\frac{dM}{dy}=45y^2, \frac{dn}{dx}=-5y^2 $ 3. We finally say that they are indeed not equal, so the vector field is not conservative.
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