Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Vector Calculus - 14.3 Conservative Vector Fields - 14.3 Exercises - Page 1085: 44

Answer

$\oint_C ds=\oint_C dx=\oint_C dy=0$

Work Step by Step

For a vector field to be Conservative, $\dfrac{\partial f_1}{\partial y}=\dfrac{\partial f_2}{\partial x}$ Also, the curve is $r(t)= ( \cos t, \sin t)$ In order to compute the $\oint_C ds$, we have the force field $f(x,y)=(1,1)$ This gives: $\dfrac{\partial f_1}{\partial y}=0=\dfrac{\partial f_2}{\partial x}$. This means that $\oint_C ds=0$ Similarly, by the doing the same above calculations, we find that $\oint_C ds=\oint_C dx=\oint_C dy=0$
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