Show that the line integral #int_{-1,2}^{3,1}(y^(2)+2xy)dx+(x^(2)+2xy)dy# is independent of path and evaluate it?
2 Answers
14
Explanation:
The differential
Since this is an exact differential, the integral depends only on the endpoints and not on the path.
Thus
# int_{(-1,2)}^{(3,1)} \ (y^2 + 2xy) \ dx + (x^2+2xy) \ dy = 14#
Explanation:
We wish to show that the line integral:
# S = int_{(-1,2)}^{(3,1)} \ (y^2 + 2xy) \ dx + (x^2+2xy) \ dy#
is independent of path and evaluate it.
We can utilize a fundamental theorem of multivariable calculus:
If
#M(xy,y)# and#N(x,y)# have continuous first partial derivatives on a simply connected region#D# then line integral over a path#C#
# int_C \ M(x,y) \ dx + N(x,y) \ dy # is independent of the path of
#C# in#D# if and only if
# (partial M)/(partial y) = (partial N) (/partial x) #
For the given line integral, we can define
# {: (M(x,y) = y^2 + 2xy, => (partial M)/(partial y) = 2y+2x), (N(x,y) = x^2+2xy, => (partial B)/(partial x) = 2x+2y) :} #
Then observing that
In order to evaluate the line integral we utilize two further theorem:
If
#bb(ulF)(x,y) = M(x,y)bb(ul hat i) + N(xy.y) bb(ul hat j)# is continuous on an open connected region then the line integral#int_C bb(ul F) * d bb(ul r)# is independent of path if any only if# bb ul(F)(x,y) = bb( grad)f(x,y)# for some function#f#
and:
If
#bb(ulF)(x,y) = M(x,y)bb(ul hat i) + N(x,y) bb(ul hat j)# is continuous on an open connected region#D# and#C# is a piecewise smooth curve in#D# with endpoints#A(x_1,y_1)# and#B(x_2,y_2)# then:
# int_C \ M(x,y) \ dx + N(x,y) \ dy = int_{(x_1,y_1)}^{(x_2,y_2)} bb(ul F) * d bb(ul r)#
# " " = [ f(x,y) ]_{(x_1,y_1)}^{(x_2,y_2)} #
# " " = f(x_2,y_2) -f(x_1,y_1) #
Thus noting that we have established that the line integral is independent of path we apply the first theorem and seek a function
# bb( grad)f(x,y) = M(x,y)bb(ul hat i) + N(xy.y) bb(ul hat j) #
# " " = (y^2 + 2xy)bb(ul hat i) + N(x^2+2xy) bb(ul hat j) #
Thus we require (by integrating) that
# (partial f)/(partial x) = y^2 + 2xy => f =xy^2+x^2y + u(y) #
# (partial f)/(partial y) = x^2 + 2xy => f =x^2y+xy^2 + v(x) #
Where
And so , as these evaluate to the same function
# xy^2+x^2y + u(y) =x^2y+xy^2 + v(x) #
# :. color(blue)cancel(xy^2) + color(green)cancel(x^2y) + u(y) = color(green)cancel(x^2y) + color(blue)cancel(xy^2) + v(x) #
# :. u(y) = v(x) #
And so we can arbitrarily choose
# f(x,y) = xy^2+x^2y #
We can now readily evaluate the line integral using the last theorem:
# S = int_{(-1,2)}^{(3,1)} \ (y^2 + 2xy) \ dx + (x^2+2xy) \ dy#
# \ \ = [xy^2+x^2y]_{(-1,2)}^{(3,1)}#
# \ \ = {(3)(1)^2+(3)^2(1)} - {(-1)(2)^2+(-1)^2(2)}#
# \ \ = (3+9)-(-4+2)#
# \ \ = 12-(-2)#
# \ \ = 14#