## 17Calculus - Path and Line Integrals

Your experience with the power of integrals has been expanding since you first learned about them. You started with evaluating the area under a curve and then quickly went to evaluating area between curves. Then you were able to calculate volumes of revolution. Double and triple integrals expanded your ability to solve all kinds of problems in two and three dimensions. Now you are about to embark on another integration adventure involving line integrals.

If you want complete lectures on this topic, here are some videos.

### Prof Leonard - How to Compute Line Integrals (Over Non-Conservative V.Fields) [2hr-17min-23secs]

video by Prof Leonard

### Prof Leonard - Line Integrals on CONSERVATIVE V. Fields (Independence of Path) [1hr-53min-57secs]

video by Prof Leonard

Basically, the idea is that you can evaluate an integral along a specific path. This allows you to solve all kinds of problems involving vector fields in physics and engineering. Before you jump into this technique, you need an important skill that is usually not covered very well as a separate topic. Many instructors just assume you can pick it up as you go. However, it does help to have a bit of explanation and some examples. This skill is the ability to parameterize a smooth line or curve, i.e. to be able to describe a line or curve using parametric equations. Make sure you understand the material on this other page before going on.

Line integrals and path integrals are two different things, even though some instructors don't separate the two ideas.

 A path integral, also called a scalar line integral, is an integral along a certain path and applies to scalar functions. A line integral is also an integral along a certain path but we require the integral to be evaluated in a specific direction, i.e. we need to take into account the direction in which the curve is traced, and applies to vector fields.

We start by discussing the more basic idea of path integrals and then discuss how line integrals are different.

Path Integrals

Let's start off with a video. This is a great video which includes a complete introduction, with examples, and explanation of applications of path integrals. It is well worth your time to watch it.

### Dr Chris Tisdell - Integration over curves [45mins-37secs]

video by Dr Chris Tisdell

The equations from the last video are important for evaluating path integrals. Here is a summary.

requirements continuous scalar function $$f(x,y,z)$$ curve $$\mathcal{C}$$ parameterized as $$\vec{c}(t)$$ on an interval $$a \leq t \leq b$$ continuous $$\vec{c}'(t)$$ [derivative of $$\vec{c}(t)$$ with respect to $$t$$]

Most of the above equations should be familiar to you. However, one comment is in order about the term $$f(\vec{c}(t))$$. How do you substitute a vector into a function?
If we write the vector as $$\vec{c}(t) = \langle X(t), Y(t), Z(t) \rangle = X(t) \hat{i} + Y(t) \hat{j} + Z(t)\hat{k}$$ then we substitute the vector components into $$f(x,y,z)$$ as $$x=X(t)$$, $$y=Y(t)$$ and $$z=Z(t)$$. Another way to write this is $$f(x,y,z) = f(X,Y,Z) = f(X(t), Y(t), Z(t))$$. The result is a function of $$t$$ only. All $$x$$'s, $$y$$'s and $$z$$'s will be gone, leaving only an integral in $$t$$.

A very interesting comment he makes in the above video is that the direction of the curve does not affect the answer, i.e. integrating in the opposite direction will give the same answer. This is true because we use only the magnitude of the derivative of the parameterized curve, i.e. $$\| \vec{c}'(t) \|$$, which is the same regardless of the direction. However, the path integral is dependent on the chosen path, i.e. different paths will, in general, give different results. So path integrals are sensitive to the paths.

Okay, let's try some practice problems.
Unless otherwise instructed, evaluate the path integral over the curve $$\mathcal{C}$$, giving your answers in exact terms.

$$\int_{\mathcal{C}} x+y ~ds$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ straight line from $$(0,0)$$ to $$(1,1)$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the path integral $$\int_{\mathcal{C}} x+y ~ds$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ straight line from $$(0,0)$$ to $$(1,1)$$

Solution

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$$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{x+y+z ~ ds }$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \langle \cos(t), \sin(t), t \rangle; 0 \leq t \leq 2\pi$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the path integral $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{x+y+z ~ ds }$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \langle \cos(t), \sin(t), t \rangle; 0 \leq t \leq 2\pi$$

Solution

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$$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{x+y+z ~ ds }$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ straight line $$(1,0,0)$$ to $$( 1,0, 2\pi)$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the path integral $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{x+y+z ~ ds }$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ straight line $$(1,0,0)$$ to $$( 1,0, 2\pi)$$

Solution

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$$f(x,y,z) = x^2+y^2-1+z$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \langle \cos(t), \sin(t), t \rangle; 0 \leq t \leq 3\pi$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the path integral $$f(x,y,z) = x^2+y^2-1+z$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \langle \cos(t), \sin(t), t \rangle; 0 \leq t \leq 3\pi$$

Solution

### 854 video

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$$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ x+y^2 ~ds }$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ 2 lines $$(0,0)$$ - $$(1,1)$$ and $$(1,1)$$ - $$(1,0)$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the path integral $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ x+y^2 ~ds }$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ 2 lines $$(0,0)$$ - $$(1,1)$$ and $$(1,1)$$ - $$(1,0)$$

Solution

### 861 video

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$$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{xy^4 ~ds }$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ right half of the circle $$x^2+y^2 = 16$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the path integral $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{xy^4 ~ds }$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ right half of the circle $$x^2+y^2 = 16$$

Solution

### 862 video

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Evaluate $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ 2x ~ds }$$ where $$\mathcal{C} = \mathcal{C_1} + \mathcal{C_2}$$; $$\mathcal{C_1}$$ goes from $$(0,0)$$ to $$(1,1)$$ along $$y=x^2$$; $$\mathcal{C_2}$$ goes from $$(1,1)$$ to $$(1,2)$$ along $$x=1$$.

Problem Statement

Evaluate $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ 2x ~ds }$$ where $$\mathcal{C} = \mathcal{C_1} + \mathcal{C_2}$$; $$\mathcal{C_1}$$ goes from $$(0,0)$$ to $$(1,1)$$ along $$y=x^2$$; $$\mathcal{C_2}$$ goes from $$(1,1)$$ to $$(1,2)$$ along $$x=1$$.

Final Answer

$$(5\sqrt{5}+11)/6$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ 2x ~ds }$$ where $$\mathcal{C} = \mathcal{C_1} + \mathcal{C_2}$$; $$\mathcal{C_1}$$ goes from $$(0,0)$$ to $$(1,1)$$ along $$y=x^2$$; $$\mathcal{C_2}$$ goes from $$(1,1)$$ to $$(1,2)$$ along $$x=1$$.

Solution

### 2226 video

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Final Answer

$$(5\sqrt{5}+11)/6$$

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Find $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{x^2z~ds}$$, where $$\mathcal{C}$$ is the line segment from $$(0,6,2)$$ to $$(-1,8,7)$$.

Problem Statement

Find $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{x^2z~ds}$$, where $$\mathcal{C}$$ is the line segment from $$(0,6,2)$$ to $$(-1,8,7)$$.

Hint

There are an infinite number of ways to parameterize this curve. This instructor uses the equations
$$x=(1-t)x_1+tx_2$$
$$y=(1-t)y_1+ty_2$$
$$z=(1-t)z_1+tz_2$$
$$0 \leq t \leq 1$$.

Problem Statement

Find $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{x^2z~ds}$$, where $$\mathcal{C}$$ is the line segment from $$(0,6,2)$$ to $$(-1,8,7)$$.

Hint

There are an infinite number of ways to parameterize this curve. This instructor uses the equations
$$x=(1-t)x_1+tx_2$$
$$y=(1-t)y_1+ty_2$$
$$z=(1-t)z_1+tz_2$$
$$0 \leq t \leq 1$$.

Solution

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Line Integrals

Here is an important introduction to line integrals that explains very well the difference between line integrals and path integrals. He also explains the notation and how to calculate them. Notation is critical at this point since line integrals can be written several different ways. So be especially aware of that section of this video.

### Dr Chris Tisdell - Intro to line integrals [27mins-35secs]

video by Dr Chris Tisdell

Similar to the path integrals video, this video gives the equations used to calculate the line integral, which are summarized below.

 $$\displaystyle{ \int_{\mathcal{C}}{\vec{F} \cdot d\vec{s}} = \int_{a}^{b}{ \vec{F}(\vec{c}(t)) \cdot \vec{c}'(t) ~dt } }$$

This line integral form is called the vector form. Make sure you see the difference between this equation for the line integral and the equation given earlier for the path integral.

Line Integrals Using The Unit Tangent Vector

For a parameterized vector function $$\vec{c}(t)$$, it's unit tangent vector is $$\displaystyle{ \hat{T} = \frac{\vec{c}'(t)}{\| \vec{c}'(t) \|} }$$. Since we are dividing by $$\| \vec{c}'(t) \|$$, we require that $$\vec{c}'(t) \neq \vec{0}$$. Notice that we are dividing the vector by it's length, giving us a unit vector, i.e. $$\| \hat{T} \| = 1$$.

Since the parameterized vector function $$\vec{c}(t)$$ sweeps out the curve in a certain direction, the unit tangent vector will be the tangent vector in the forward direction, i.e. in the same direction that the curve is being swept out.

The unit tangent vector comes into the equation for the line integral given above. Here are the intermediate equations.

 $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{\vec{F} \cdot d\vec{s}}$$ $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{\vec{F} \cdot \hat{T} ds}$$ $$\int_{a}^{b}{ \vec{F}(\vec{c}(t)) \cdot \hat{T}(\vec{c}(t)) \| \vec{c}'(t) \|~dt }$$ $$\int_{a}^{b}{ \vec{F}(\vec{c}(t)) \cdot \displaystyle{ \frac{\vec{c}'(t)}{\| \vec{c}'(t) \|} } \| \vec{c}'(t) \|~dt }$$ $$\int_{a}^{b}{ \vec{F}(\vec{c}(t)) \cdot \vec{c}'(t) ~dt }$$

These equations came from the last video above. We highly recommend that you download the notes for this topic from Dr Chris Tisdell's site. The video also describes the geometric meaning of the unit tangent vector. If you haven't watched it yet, now would be a good time.

You will probably find in your class, textbook and some of these videos, the boundary between path integrals and line integrals is difficult to see. So don't be too worried. The techniques are very similar. You just need to get some practice with the notation.

$$\vec{F} = \langle -y/(x^2+y^2), x/(x^2+y^2) \rangle$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \langle \cos(t), \sin(t) \rangle; 0 \leq t \leq 2\pi$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the line integral $$\vec{F} = \langle -y/(x^2+y^2), x/(x^2+y^2) \rangle$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \langle \cos(t), \sin(t) \rangle; 0 \leq t \leq 2\pi$$

Solution

### 857 video

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$$\displaystyle{ \vec{F} = zx\hat{i} + zy\hat{j} + x\hat{k} }$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \langle \cos(t),\sin(t),t \rangle; 0 \leq t \leq \pi$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the line integral $$\displaystyle{ \vec{F} = zx\hat{i} + zy\hat{j} + x\hat{k} }$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \langle \cos(t),\sin(t),t \rangle; 0 \leq t \leq \pi$$

Solution

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Determine the work done by the conservative vector field $$\displaystyle{ \vec{F} = yz\hat{i} + xz\hat{j} + xy\hat{k} }$$ along any smooth curve from $$A(0,0,0)$$ to $$B(1,1,1)$$.

Problem Statement

Determine the work done by the conservative vector field $$\displaystyle{ \vec{F} = yz\hat{i} + xz\hat{j} + xy\hat{k} }$$ along any smooth curve from $$A(0,0,0)$$ to $$B(1,1,1)$$.

Solution

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$$\vec{F} = \langle x^3, -z, 2xy \rangle$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \langle t^2, \sqrt{t}, \sqrt{t} \rangle; 2 \leq t \leq 4$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the line integral $$\vec{F} = \langle x^3, -z, 2xy \rangle$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \langle t^2, \sqrt{t}, \sqrt{t} \rangle; 2 \leq t \leq 4$$

Solution

### 856 video

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Consider the force field $$\vec{F}(x,y) = \langle y^2-x^3, x^5 \rangle$$ Newtons, where $$x$$ and $$y$$ are in meters. Let $$C_1$$ be the oriented curve from $$(0,0)$$ to $$(1,1)$$, along the graph of $$y=x$$. Let $$C_2$$ be the oriented curve along $$(0,0)$$ to $$(1,1)$$, along the graph of $$y=x^2$$. Calculate the work done by $$\vec{F}$$ along $$C_1$$ and $$C_2$$ and show that they are not equal.

Problem Statement

Consider the force field $$\vec{F}(x,y) = \langle y^2-x^3, x^5 \rangle$$ Newtons, where $$x$$ and $$y$$ are in meters. Let $$C_1$$ be the oriented curve from $$(0,0)$$ to $$(1,1)$$, along the graph of $$y=x$$. Let $$C_2$$ be the oriented curve along $$(0,0)$$ to $$(1,1)$$, along the graph of $$y=x^2$$. Calculate the work done by $$\vec{F}$$ along $$C_1$$ and $$C_2$$ and show that they are not equal.

Solution

He has several mistakes when writing this problem.
1. He says the curves start at $$(0,1)$$ but they actually start at $$(0,0)$$. He works the problem as if they start at $$(0,0)$$.
2. His second integral should be $$\int{ F(\hat{r}(t)) \cdot \hat{r}’(t)~dt }$$
Here is the link to the blog entry for this problem: blog entry

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Calculate the work done by the vector field $$\vec{F}(x,y) = xy\hat{i} + 3y^2\hat{j}$$ along the path $$x=11t^4$$, $$y=t^3$$ by evaluating the integral $$W = \int_{\mathcal{C}}{ \vec{F} \cdot d\vec{r} }$$ on $$0 \leq t \leq 1$$.

Problem Statement

Calculate the work done by the vector field $$\vec{F}(x,y) = xy\hat{i} + 3y^2\hat{j}$$ along the path $$x=11t^4$$, $$y=t^3$$ by evaluating the integral $$W = \int_{\mathcal{C}}{ \vec{F} \cdot d\vec{r} }$$ on $$0 \leq t \leq 1$$.

Final Answer

45

Problem Statement

Calculate the work done by the vector field $$\vec{F}(x,y) = xy\hat{i} + 3y^2\hat{j}$$ along the path $$x=11t^4$$, $$y=t^3$$ by evaluating the integral $$W = \int_{\mathcal{C}}{ \vec{F} \cdot d\vec{r} }$$ on $$0 \leq t \leq 1$$.

Solution

### 2227 video

video by Michel vanBiezen

Final Answer

45

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The force exerted by an electric charge at the origin on a charged particle at the point $$(x,y,z)$$ with position vector $$\vec{r} = \langle x,y,z \rangle$$ is $$\displaystyle{ \vec{F}(\vec{r}) = \frac{K\vec{r}}{|\vec{r}|^3}}$$, where K is constant. Assume $$K=10$$. Find the work done as the particle moves along a straight line from $$(2,0,0)$$ to $$(2,2,3)$$.

Problem Statement

The force exerted by an electric charge at the origin on a charged particle at the point $$(x,y,z)$$ with position vector $$\vec{r} = \langle x,y,z \rangle$$ is $$\displaystyle{ \vec{F}(\vec{r}) = \frac{K\vec{r}}{|\vec{r}|^3}}$$, where K is constant. Assume $$K=10$$. Find the work done as the particle moves along a straight line from $$(2,0,0)$$ to $$(2,2,3)$$.

Solution

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For these next 3 problems, notice that the vector function $$\vec{F}$$ and the beginning and ending points are the same in all 3 problems. However, the line integrals are along 3 different paths.

Calculate the work done by the vector field $$\vec{F}(x,y)=(x+y)\hat{i} + (y-x)\hat{j}$$ along the path $$x=y^2$$ from $$(1,1)$$ to $$(4,2)$$ by evaluating the integral $$W=\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ \vec{F} \cdot d\vec{r} }$$.

Problem Statement

Calculate the work done by the vector field $$\vec{F}(x,y)=(x+y)\hat{i} + (y-x)\hat{j}$$ along the path $$x=y^2$$ from $$(1,1)$$ to $$(4,2)$$ by evaluating the integral $$W=\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ \vec{F} \cdot d\vec{r} }$$.

Solution

### 2233 video

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Calculate the work done by the vector field $$\vec{F}(x,y)=(x+y)\hat{i} + (y-x)\hat{j}$$ along the path $$x=2t^2+t+1$$, $$y=1+t^2$$ from $$(1,1)$$ to $$(4,2)$$ by evaluating the integral $$W=\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ \vec{F} \cdot d\vec{r} }$$.

Problem Statement

Calculate the work done by the vector field $$\vec{F}(x,y)=(x+y)\hat{i} + (y-x)\hat{j}$$ along the path $$x=2t^2+t+1$$, $$y=1+t^2$$ from $$(1,1)$$ to $$(4,2)$$ by evaluating the integral $$W=\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ \vec{F} \cdot d\vec{r} }$$.

Solution

### 2234 video

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Calculate the work done by the vector field $$\vec{F}(x,y) = (x+y)\hat{i} + (y-x)\hat{j}$$ along $$y=1$$ from $$(1,1)$$ to $$(4,1)$$ then along $$x=4$$ from $$(4,1)$$ to $$(4,2)$$ by evaluating the integral $$W = \int_{\mathcal{C}}{ \vec{F} \cdot d\vec{r} }$$.

Problem Statement

Calculate the work done by the vector field $$\vec{F}(x,y) = (x+y)\hat{i} + (y-x)\hat{j}$$ along $$y=1$$ from $$(1,1)$$ to $$(4,1)$$ then along $$x=4$$ from $$(4,1)$$ to $$(4,2)$$ by evaluating the integral $$W = \int_{\mathcal{C}}{ \vec{F} \cdot d\vec{r} }$$.

Solution

### 2235 video

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Line Integrals in Differential Form

Another way to write line integrals of vector fields is in differential form.
If we are given a vector field $$\vec{F}(x,y,z) = M(x,y,z)\hat{i} + N(x,y,z)\hat{j} + P(x,y,z)\hat{k}$$ and we need to find the line integral of this vector field over the curve $$\vec{r}(t) = x(t)\hat{i} + y(t)\hat{j} + z(t)\hat{k}$$, we can do the following, where $$\vec{r}'(t) = x'(t)\hat{i} + y'(t)\hat{j} + z'(t)\hat{k}$$.

 $$\displaystyle{ \int_{\mathcal{C}}{ \vec{F} \cdot d\vec{r}} }$$ $$\displaystyle{ \int_{\mathcal{C}}{ \vec{F} \cdot \frac{d\vec{r}} {dt}~dt } }$$ $$\displaystyle{ \int_{a}^{b}{ \left( M\hat{i} + N\hat{j} + P\hat{k} \right) \cdot \vec{r}'(t) ~dt } }$$ $$\displaystyle{ \int_{a}^{b}{ \left[ M\frac{dx}{dt} + N\frac{dy}{dt} + P\frac{dz}{dt} \right] ~dt } }$$ $$\displaystyle{ \int_{\mathcal{C}}{ M~dx + N~dy + P~dz } }$$

Some general comments are in order.
1. The above equations relate to vector fields in (3-dim) space. For vector fields in the plane, we just drop the $$dz$$ term to get $$\displaystyle{ \int_{\mathcal{C}}{ \vec{F} \cdot d\vec{r}} = \int_{\mathcal{C}}{ M~dx + N~dy } }$$.
2. The final equation that we use to calculate the line integral does not seem to involve a vector field. However, you can see that M, N and P are the components of the vector field $$\vec{F}$$. So keep in mind that this is a line integral of a vector field (not a path integral of a scalar function).

$$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ xy~dx+y~dy }$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \vec{r}(t)=2t\vec{i} +10t\vec{j}; 0 \leq t \leq 1$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the line integral $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ xy~dx+y~dy }$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \vec{r}(t)=2t\vec{i} +10t\vec{j}; 0 \leq t \leq 1$$

Final Answer

$$\displaystyle{\frac{190}{3}}$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the line integral $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ xy~dx+y~dy }$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \vec{r}(t)=2t\vec{i} +10t\vec{j}; 0 \leq t \leq 1$$

Solution

 $$x=2t$$ $$y=10t$$ $$dx=2~dt$$ $$dy=10~dt$$
 $$\displaystyle{ \int_{\mathcal{C}}{ xy~dx+y~dy } }$$ $$\displaystyle{ \int_{0}^{1}{ (2t)(10t)2~dt + 10t(10~dt) } }$$ $$\displaystyle{ \int_{0}^{1}{ 40t^2 + 100t ~ dt } }$$ $$\displaystyle{ \left[ \frac{40t^3}{3} + 100\frac{t^2}{2} \right]_{0}^{1} }$$ $$\displaystyle{ \frac{40}{3} +50 = \frac{190}{3} }$$

Final Answer

$$\displaystyle{\frac{190}{3}}$$

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$$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ (2x-y)~dx+(x+3y)~dy }$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ along the x-axis from 0 to 5

Problem Statement

Evaluate the line integral $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ (2x-y)~dx+(x+3y)~dy }$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ along the x-axis from 0 to 5

Final Answer

25

Problem Statement

Evaluate the line integral $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ (2x-y)~dx+(x+3y)~dy }$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ along the x-axis from 0 to 5

Solution

To parameterize the curve, we let $$x=t$$ which gives us the interval $$0\leq t\leq 5$$. The y-value is just zero since the line is along the x-axis. So we have $$\vec{r}(t)=t\vec{i}+0\vec{j}$$

 $$x=t$$ $$y=0$$ $$dx=dt$$ $$dy=0~dt$$
 $$\displaystyle{ \int_{\mathcal{C}}{ (2x-y)~dx+(x+3y)~dy } }$$ $$\displaystyle{ \int_{0}^{5}{ 2t~dt } }$$ $$\displaystyle{ \left[ \frac{2t^2}{2} \right]_{0}^{5} = 25 }$$

Final Answer

25

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$$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ 9x~dy-9y~dx }$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \langle 3\cos(t), 2\sin(t) \rangle; 0 \leq t \leq \pi$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the line integral $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{ 9x~dy-9y~dx }$$
$$\mathcal{C}: \langle 3\cos(t), 2\sin(t) \rangle; 0 \leq t \leq \pi$$

Solution

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$$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{(2x+yz)dx +xz dy + xy dz}$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ straight line $$(0,0,0)$$ to $$(1,2,-1)$$

Problem Statement

Evaluate the line integral $$\int_{\mathcal{C}}{(2x+yz)dx +xz dy + xy dz}$$
$$\mathcal{C}:$$ straight line $$(0,0,0)$$ to $$(1,2,-1)$$

Solution

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Compute $$\displaystyle{ \int_{(1,1)}^{(4,2)}{ (x+y)dx+(y-x)dy } }$$ along the curve $$x=y^2$$.

Problem Statement

Compute $$\displaystyle{ \int_{(1,1)}^{(4,2)}{ (x+y)dx+(y-x)dy } }$$ along the curve $$x=y^2$$.

Solution

### 1774 video

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Fundamental Theorem of Line Integrals

Similar to the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus we have the Fundamental Theorem of Line Integrals. Basically, this says, that for a conservative vector field, the line integral is independent of the path and depends only on the endpoints.

Here is a great video that explains this theorem in detail and includes examples.

### Dr Chris Tisdell - Line integrals: Fundamental theorem [19mins-36secs]

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