Stewart Calculus 8e: Section 16.

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Exercise 11
Evaluate the line integral, where C is the given curve.
ˆ
xeyz ds, C is the line segment from (0, 0, 0) to (1, 2, 3)
C

Solution

The equation of the line going from (0, 0, 0) to (1, 2, 3) is

y = mt + b

= h1 − 0, 2 − 0, 3 − 0it + h0, 0, 0i

= ht, 2t, 3ti,

where 0 ≤ t ≤ 1. With this parameterization in t, the line integral becomes

ˆ ˆ 1
s 
dx 2
 2  2
yz y(t)z(t) dy dz
xe ds = x(t)e + + dt
C 0 dt dt dt
ˆ 1 p
= (t)e(2t)(3t) (1)2 + (2)2 + (3)2 dt
0

√ ˆ 1
2
= 14 te6t dt.
0

Make the following substitution.

u = 6t2
du
du = 12t dt → = t dt
12
Therefore,
ˆ √ ˆ 6(1)2  
yz u du
xe ds = 14 e
C 6(0)2 12
√ ˆ
14 6 u
= e du
12 0
√
14 u 6
= (e )
12 0
√
14 6
= (e − e0 )
12
√
14 6
= (e − 1).
12

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