Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 17 - Line and Surface Integrals - 17.2 Line Integrals - Exercises - Page 732: 13

Answer

$\mathop \smallint \limits_C^{} x{{\rm{e}}^{{z^2}}}{\rm{d}}s = \frac{1}{2}\sqrt 3 \left( {{\rm{e}} - 1} \right)$

Work Step by Step

We have $f\left( {x,y,z} \right) = x{{\rm{e}}^{{z^2}}}$, and the piecewise linear path from $\left( {0,0,1} \right)$ to $\left( {0,2,0} \right)$ to $\left( {1,1,1} \right)$. The path consists of two line segments ${C_1}$ and ${C_2}$: 1. The line from $\left( {0,0,1} \right)$ to $\left( {0,2,0} \right)$ is represented by ${{\bf{r}}_1}$. It can parametrized by ${{\bf{r}}_1}\left( t \right) = \left( {0,t, - \frac{1}{2}t + 1} \right)$ for $0 \le t \le 1$. 2. The line from $\left( {0,2,0} \right)$ to $\left( {1,1,1} \right)$ is represented by ${{\bf{r}}_2}$. It can parametrized by ${{\bf{r}}_2}\left( t \right) = \left( {0,2,0} \right) + t\left( {\left( {1,1,1} \right) - \left( {0,2,0} \right)} \right)$, ${\ \ \ }$ for $0 \le t \le 1$ ${{\bf{r}}_2}\left( t \right) = \left( {0,2,0} \right) + t\left( {1, - 1,1} \right)$ ${{\bf{r}}_2}\left( t \right) = \left( {t,2 - t,t} \right)$ So, $f\left( {{{\bf{r}}_1}\left( t \right)} \right) = 0$, ${\ \ \ }$ $f\left( {{{\bf{r}}_2}\left( t \right)} \right) = t{{\rm{e}}^{{t^2}}}$ Since $f\left( {{{\bf{r}}_1}\left( t \right)} \right) = 0$, the scalar line integral along ${{\bf{r}}_1}\left( t \right)$ is zero. So, we do not need to evaluate $||{{\bf{r}}_1}'\left( t \right)||$. Evaluate $||{{\bf{r}}_2}'\left( t \right)||$: $||{{\bf{r}}_2}'\left( t \right)|| = \sqrt {\left( {1, - 1,1} \right)\cdot\left( {1, - 1,1} \right)} = \sqrt {1 + 1 + 1} = \sqrt 3 $ By Eq. (4): $\mathop \smallint \limits_C^{} f\left( {x,y,z} \right){\rm{d}}s = \mathop \smallint \limits_{{C_1}}^{} f\left( {x,y,z} \right){\rm{d}}s + \mathop \smallint \limits_{{C_2}}^{} f\left( {x,y,z} \right){\rm{d}}s$ $ = 0 + \mathop \smallint \limits_0^1 f\left( {{{\bf{r}}_2}\left( t \right)} \right)||{{\bf{r}}_2}'\left( t \right)||{\rm{d}}t$ $ = \sqrt 3 \mathop \smallint \limits_0^1 t{{\rm{e}}^{{t^2}}}{\rm{d}}t$ $ = \frac{1}{2}\sqrt 3 \mathop \smallint \limits_0^1 {{\rm{e}}^{{t^2}}}{\rm{d}}\left( {{t^2}} \right)$ $ = \left( {\frac{1}{2}\sqrt 3 {{\rm{e}}^{{t^2}}}|_0^1} \right)$ $ = \frac{1}{2}\sqrt 3 \left( {{\rm{e}} - 1} \right)$ So, $\mathop \smallint \limits_C^{} x{{\rm{e}}^{{z^2}}}{\rm{d}}s = \frac{1}{2}\sqrt 3 \left( {{\rm{e}} - 1} \right)$.
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