Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 16 - Vector Calculus - 16.3 The Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals - 16.3 Exercises - Page 1135: 22

Answer

The vector field $\overrightarrow{F}$ is not conservative.

Work Step by Step

The vector field $F(x,y)=ai+bj$ is known as conservative field throughout the domain $D$, when we have $\dfrac{\partial a}{\partial y}=\dfrac{\partial b}{\partial x}$ $a$ and $b$ represents the first-order partial derivatives on the domain $D$. Since, the work integral $\int_C \overrightarrow{F} \cdot \overrightarrow{dr}$ is not dependent on the path when $\int_C \overrightarrow{F} \cdot \overrightarrow{dr}=0$ for every closed curve $C$. This shows that the work done is line integral of force. Here, we have the work done $\overrightarrow{F}$ along two different paths $C_1$ and $C_2$ connects the two points are different.This means that the line integral of $\overrightarrow{F}$ is not path independent. Hence, the vector field $\overrightarrow{F}$ is not conservative.
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