Can the Green Theorem be Verified with a Given Field and Path?

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The discussion focuses on verifying the Green Theorem using the vector field F(x,y) = (x+y, 2x-y) and the specified path around the region defined by x²+y²=9 and |x|+|y|=1. The user parametrized the path into three segments and calculated the line integrals, resulting in I₁ = 9π and I₂ = 3, but encountered a sign discrepancy in the calculations. A suggestion was made to adjust the sign in the integral due to the orientation of the path segments, which aligns with the results obtained from Mathematica.

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Hi there. I have the next exercice: Verify the Green theorem with the field F(x,y)=(x+y,2x-y), and the path which its image is the boundary positively oriented for the region between x^2+y^2=9 y |x|+|y|=1

At first I've drawn this:
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Then I've parametrized the path
\lambda_1[0,2\pi]\rightarrow{\mathbb{R}^2}:\lambda_1(t)=(3\cos t,3\sin t)
\lambda_2[-1,1]\rightarrow{\mathbb{R}^2}:\lambda_2(t)=(t,1-|t|)
\lambda_3[1,-1]\rightarrow{\mathbb{R}^2}:\lambda_3(t)=(t,|t|-1)
\lambda=\lambda_1+\lambda_2+\lambda_3

I_1=\displaystyle\int_{0}^{2\pi}(-(3\cos t+3 \sin t)3\sin t+(6\cos t-3\sin t)3\cos t)dt=9\pi
I_2=\displaystyle\int_{-1}^{1}[t+1-|t|+(2t-1+|t|)sg(t)]dt=3
I_2=\displaystyle\int_{1}^{-1}[t+|t|-1+(2t-|t|+1)sg(t)]dt=-1

\displaystyle\int_{\lambda}^{}F\cdot{d\lambda}=I_1+I_2+I_3=9\pi+2

Then I made the double integral:
\displaystyle\int \int_{D} \left ( \frac{{\partial Q}}{{\partial x}}-\frac{{\partial P}}{{\partial y}} \right )dxdy
\displaystyle\int_{-3}^{3}\displaystyle\int_{-\sqrt[ ]{9-x^2}}^{\sqrt[ ]{9-x^2}}dydx-\displaystyle\int_{-1}^{1}\displaystyle\int_{|x|-1}^{1-|x|}dydx=\displaystyle\int_{0}^{r} \int_{0}^{2\pi}r d \theta dr - \displaystyle\int_{-1}^{1}\displaystyle\int_{-1}^{1}\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}dvdu=9\pi-2
In the last integral I've made the change of variables y+x=u,y-x=v. As you can see I have a problem with a sign, in the 2. Perhaps I should take the opposite signs because lambda2 and lambda3 are "negative" oriented? I thought the sign should came naturally given by the parametrization, so I'm not sure what I did wrong here.

Bye and thanks :)
 
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Telemachus said:
I_2=\displaystyle\int_{-1}^{1}[t+1-|t|+(2t-1+|t|)sg(t)]dt=3

I think you dropped a negative sign in this integral. The differential dy should be - sg(t) since y = 1-|t|.

And according to Mathematica, this change should make your line integral sync up with the double integral.
 

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