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Good night. I have a question on what parameter to use when evaluating line integrals.
I was practicing some questions, asking to find the intergral of F dr over the region C where it was defined as a piecewise region C1 U C2.
C1 was the straight line path from points P1 (1,1), to P2 (1,3)
C2 was y=x^2 2, moving from P2 (1,3), to P3 (2,6)
given the Function F(x,y)= (x y)i-(1)j
When I first attempted it I tried using the equation Parameter=(Point) t<vector>
So I found the Vector
P1P2= (1,3)-(1,1)=<0,2>
Then used Point 1 on the line and that vector in the parameter equation resulting in
r(t)=p tv
r(t)=(1,1) t<0,2>
r(t)=<1,1 2t,>
Giving x=1 , and y=1 2t to plug into F(x,y) giving
F(t)=((1) (1 2t))i -(1)j
F(t)=<2 2t,-1>
and F'(t)=<0,2>
So for the C1 part plugging it into the equation I got
Integral (from 1 to 3)<2 2t,-1><0,2> dt
which i got as
int C1 (F)dr= -4
However looking back at the solution given, I have no clue where they got the perameters as
x(t)=1
y(t)=t
and they got the answer as -2
Could anyone explain my error, or How they got the answer as -2? Did I pick the wrong perameter? What should I have done here
I appreciate the assistance anyone can give here.
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