Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Vector Calculus - 14.3 Conservative Vector Fields - 14.3 Exercises - Page 1085: 42

Answer

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Work Step by Step

For a vector field to be Conservative, $\dfrac{\partial f_1}{\partial y}=\dfrac{\partial f_2}{\partial x}$ We are given that the force field as: $F(x,y)=(e^{-x} \cos y, \sin y)$ So, we can see that $\dfrac{\partial f_1}{\partial y}=-e^{-x} \sin y=\dfrac{\partial f_2}{\partial x}$ Next, we will find the potential function for the given vector field as: $\phi(x,y)=-e^{-x} \cos y$ Therefore, the integral can be expressed as: $\int_C F \ dr=\phi(1,1) -\phi(1,1) \\=-e^{-1} \cos (1)-(-e^{-1} \cos 1)\\=0$
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