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The document contains solutions to two problems applying Green's Theorem. Problem 1 uses Green's Theorem to find the work done by a force field on a particle moving around a circle. Problem 2 verifies that Green's Theorem holds for a line integral around a region enclosed by a parabola and line segment.

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Quiz 8

The document contains solutions to two problems applying Green's Theorem. Problem 1 uses Green's Theorem to find the work done by a force field on a particle moving around a circle. Problem 2 verifies that Green's Theorem holds for a line integral around a region enclosed by a parabola and line segment.

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Quiz 8 MA 261

Instructions. Show all work, with clear logical steps. No work or hard-to-
follow work will lose points.
Problem 1. Use Greens Theorem to find the work done by the force

F = hx3 − y, x + ln(y)i

on a particle which moves once around the circle x2 + y 2 = 1 in the positive


direction.
Solution. Let D = {(x, y) | x2 + y 2 ≤ 1}. Then by Green’s Theorem,
Z ZZ  
∂ ∂ 3
F · dr = (x + ln(y)) − (x − y) dA
C ∂x ∂y
Z ZD
= 2 dA
D
= 2A(D) = 2π.

Problem 2. Verify that Green’s Theorem is true for the line integral
Z
xy 2 dx − x2 y dy
C

where C consists of the parabola y = x2 from (−1, 1) to (1, 1) and the line
segment from (1, 1) to (−1, 1).
Solution. Let D be the region enclosed by the parabola and the line segment.
First using Green’s Theorem:
Z ZZ  
∂ ∂
xy 2 dx − x2 y dy = (−x2 y) − (xy 2 ) dA
C D ∂x ∂y
Z 1Z 1
= −2xy dy dx
−1 x2
Z1  y=1
2
= − xy dx
−1 y=x2
Z 1  
5
= −1+x dx
−1
= 0,

where in the last line we use the fact that y = x5 − 1 is an odd function.
Calculating the integral directly, let C1 be the part of the parabola y = x2
from (−1, 1) to (1, 1) and let C2 be the segment from (1, 1) to (−1, 1). For C1
Quiz 8 MA 261

we have y = x2 , so dy = 2x dx, and


Z Z 1
xy 2 dx − x2 y dy = x(x2 )2 dx − x2 (x2 )(2x) dx
C1 −1
Z 1
= (x5 − 2x5 ) dx
−1
Z 1
= −x5 dx
−1
=0

since y = −x5 is an odd function. For the curve C2 , we have y = 1, so dy = 0.


Thus Z Z 1
xy 2 dx − x2 y dy = x(1)2 dx = 0
C2 −1

So the integrals agree as we expect from Green’s Theorem.

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