Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 16 - Section 16.3 - The Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals - 16.3 Exercise - Page 1094: 8

Answer

$f(x,y)=x^2 y+xy^{-2}+C$

Work Step by Step

When the vector field $F(x,y)=Pi+Qj$ is a conservative field, then throughout the domain $D$, we have $\dfrac{\partial P}{\partial y}=\dfrac{\partial Q}{\partial x}$ $a$ and $b$ are the first-order partial derivatives on the domain $D$. Here, we have $\dfrac{\partial P}{\partial y}=\dfrac{\partial Q}{\partial x}=2x-2y^{-3}$ This implies that the vector field $F$ is conservative. Now, we have $f(x,y)=x^2 y+xy^{-2}+g(y)$ [g(y) : A function of y] $f_y(x,y)=x^2 -2xy^{-3}+g'(y)$ Here, $g(y)=C$ where, $C$ is a constant. Hence, we have $f(x,y)=x^2 y+xy^{-2}+C$
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