Mathematics 317 Assignment #10: due Wednesday, April 7, 2010

1. Verify Green’s theorem when F = y 2 i + xj and C is the circle x 2 + y 2 = 1.

2. Verify Green’s theorem when F = ( x 2 − y 2 )i + ( x 3 + y 3 ) j and R is the rectangular

region given by 1 ≤ x ≤ 2, 1 ≤ y ≤ 3.

3. Let C ′ be a simple closed curve interior to a simple closed curve C and let R be the
region between these two curves. Let F = M ( x, y )i + N ( x, y ) j. Show that
 ∂N ∂M 
∫∫  ∂x
R
−
∂y
 dxdy = ∫ F ⋅ dr − ∫ F ⋅ dr.
 C C′

x2 y2
4. Calculate the area of the ellipse + = 1 by means of the formula
a2 b2
A= 1
2 ∫ ( xdy − ydx).
C

5. BONUS QUESTION: Suppose ∫ F ( x, y, z ) × dr = 0 for all closed curves C in three

C
dimensions. Prove or disprove that F(x,y,z) must be a constant vector.