Let (a) Show that P/y = Q/x. (b) Show that c F dr is not

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Let

F(x, y) -yi+xj x + y

(a) Show that ∂P/∂y = ∂Q/∂x.

(b) Show that ∫c F · dr is not independent of path. [Compute  ∫c1 F · dr and ∫c2 F · dr where C1 and C2 are the upper and lower halves of the circle x2 + y2 = 1 from (1, 0) to (–1, 0).] Does this contradict Theorem 6?


Data from Theorem 6

Let F = Pi + Q j be a vector field on an open simply-connected region D. Suppose that P and Q have continuous first-order derivatives and

aQ   throughout D

Then F is conservative.

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Calculus

ISBN: 9780495011606

6th Edition

Authors: James Stewart

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