Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Vector Calculus - 14.3 Conservative Vector Fields - 14.3 Exercises - Page 1085: 43

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Work Step by Step

For a vector field to be Conservative, $\dfrac{\partial f_1}{\partial y}=\dfrac{\partial f_2}{\partial x}$ and $\dfrac{\partial f_2}{\partial z}=\dfrac{\partial f_3}{\partial y}$ and $\dfrac{\partial f_1}{\partial z}=\dfrac{\partial f_3}{\partial x}$ We are given that the force field as: $F(x,y, z)=(2xy+z^2, x^2, 2xz)$ So, we can see that $\dfrac{\partial f_1}{\partial y}=2x=\dfrac{\partial f_2}{\partial x}$ and $\dfrac{\partial f_2}{\partial z}=0=\dfrac{\partial f_3}{\partial y}$ and $\dfrac{\partial f_1}{\partial z}=2z=\dfrac{\partial f_3}{\partial x}$ Next, we will find the potential function for the given vector field as: $\phi(x,y, z)=x^2 y+xz^2$ Also, the curve is $r(t)= (3 \cos t, 4 \cos t, 5 \sin t)$ Therefore, the integral can be expressed as: $\int_C F \ dr=\phi[r(2\pi)]-\phi[r(0)] \\=\phi (3,4,0)-\phi (3,4,0)\\(3)^2(4)+0-[(3)^2(4)+0]\\=0$
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