Consider the curve C1 consisting of the straight line from (1, 0) to (−1, 0), and the curve C2 consisting of the arc of circle from (1, 0) to (−1, 0), in the counterclockwise direction.

Consider the curve C1 consisting of the straight line from (1, 0) to (−1, 0), and the curve
C2 consisting of the arc of circle from (1, 0) to (−1, 0), in the counterclockwise direction.

  1. Compute
    Z
    C1
    e
    x
    dx + x dy, Z
    C2
    e
    x
    dx + x dy.
  2. Compute
    Z
    C1
    (1 + y) dx + (x + 2y) dy, Z
    C2
    (1 + y) dx + (x + 2y) dy.
  3. What do you notice?
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