# Thread: A vector equation thingy

1. ## A vector equation thingy

Calculate $\displaystyle \int_{C}f(X).dX$ where $\displaystyle f(x,y)=(x^2+xy,y-x^2y)$ and C is parametrized by $\displaystyle x=t, y= \frac{1}{t} \; (1\leq t \leq 3)$

I'm not really sure how to go about this. This is what I've attempted:
$\displaystyle x=t \Rightarrow \tfrac{\delta x}{\delta t} = 1$
$\displaystyle y= \tfrac{1}{t} \Rightarrow \tfrac{\delta y}{\delta t} = -\tfrac{1}{t^2}$

$\displaystyle \int_{C}f(X).dX = \int_{C} (x^2+xy).\partial x + (y-x^2y).\partial y = \int_{1}^{3} (t^2+1-\frac{1}{t^3}+\frac{1}{t}).\partial t$

integrating that makes for a unpleasant mess: $\displaystyle \frac{t^3}{3}+t+\frac{1}{2t^2}+ln(t)$ which is why I'm wondering if I'm doing this right.

2. Believe it or not, that is exactly right!

3. Also try
$\displaystyle \int_{C}f(X(t))\cdot X'(t) dt$
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