Confusion in integrating multivariable function int_C -x/(x^2+y^2)dx+y/(x^2+y^2)dy C:x=cos t, y=sin t

besnuffelfo

besnuffelfo

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2022-09-26

Confusion in integrating multivariable function
Integrate C x x 2 + y 2 d x + y x 2 + y 2 d y
C : x = cos t , y = sin t , 0 t π 2
In this case, It's incorrect to integrate it as 1 2 ln ( x 2 + y 2 ) | a b + 1 2 ln ( x 2 + y 2 ) | c d . But,
0 1 0 1 1 1 x y d x d y = 0 1 0 1 1 y y 1 x y d x d y = 0 1 1 y [ ln ( 1 x y ] 0 1 ) d y
When integrands are multivariable functions for both cases, why does only the bottom case work?

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embraci4i

embraci4i

Beginner2022-09-27Added 10 answers

It is useful to understand the intuition behind in order to understand the distinction. The line integral gives you the amount of work that the vector field
F ( x , y ) = ( x x 2 + y 2 , y x 2 + y 2 ) ,
does on a particle that moves from ( 1 , 0 ) to ( 0 , 1 ) counterclockwise along the circle that is paremetrized by r ( t ) = ( cos t , sin t ).
While the second integral gives you the volume that lies below f ( x , y ) = 1 1 x y and above the x y plane in the [ 0 , 1 ] × [ 0 , 1 ] square.
For the line integral you have to account for the vector field, i.e., a "force" that this field apply on a particle along the curve, while for the double integral no "force" is considered and the integration is over a region and not a curve.

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