Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
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Chapter 15 - Vector Analysis - 15.1 Exercises - Page 1049: 38

Answer

The Function Is Not Conservative because it does not satisfies conservative test

Work Step by Step

$f(x,y)=F$ (if conservative so let's check if it's conservative or not). $M=\frac{1}{y}$ and $N=\frac{2x}{y^2}$. taking partial derivative of M w.r.t Y and partial derivative of N w.r.t X so Partial derivative of M w.r.t Y= $\frac{-1}{2y^{2}}$ and Partial derivative of N w.r.t X= $\frac{2}{y^{2}}$ As both are not equal so Vector Field is Not Conservative
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