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 October 5th, 2017, 07:11 AM #1 Senior Member   Joined: Jan 2017 From: Toronto Posts: 178 Thanks: 2 Vector Line Integral problem Evaluate the line integral: $\displaystyle \int_{C}^{} y ~dx - x ~dy$ where C is the portion of the curve y= 1/x from (1,1) to (2, 1/2). My answer: 2 ln(2) = $\displaystyle \int_{1}^{2} (1/t, -t) ~*~ (1, -1/t^2) ~dt = \int_{1}^{2} 2/t ~dt$ Official Answer: Log(4) Last edited by zollen; October 5th, 2017 at 07:15 AM.
 October 5th, 2017, 08:16 AM #2 Senior Member   Joined: Sep 2016 From: USA Posts: 384 Thanks: 208 Math Focus: Dynamical systems, analytic function theory, numerics These are the same answer. $2 \ln(2) = \ln(2^2) = \ln 4$. Thanks from zollen
 October 5th, 2017, 08:19 AM #3 Math Team   Joined: Jan 2015 From: Alabama Posts: 3,198 Thanks: 872 Okay, do you have a question? You wound up with $\displaystyle 2\int_1^2 \frac{1}{t}dt$. Are you saying you no know how to integrate $\displaystyle \int \frac{1}{t}dt$? Hint: the derivative of ln(x) is $\displaystyle \frac{1}{|x|}$! Thanks from zollen

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