asqw121 Messages 5 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Jun 11, 2013 #1 Integrate (z^3-6z^2+4)dz where the function is any curve joining -1+i to 1. Z is complex number
MarkFL Gold Member MHB Messages 13,284 Reaction score 12 Jun 11, 2013 #2 Please post your progress so far so our helpers know exactly where you are stuck or what you may be doing wrong. (Nod)
Please post your progress so far so our helpers know exactly where you are stuck or what you may be doing wrong. (Nod)
asqw121 Messages 5 Reaction score 0 Jun 12, 2013 #3 I am trying to first separate them to integrate individual z^3dz, -6z^2dz and 4dz. Line integral γ(t)= t*i+(1-t)*(-1-+i)
I am trying to first separate them to integrate individual z^3dz, -6z^2dz and 4dz. Line integral γ(t)= t*i+(1-t)*(-1-+i)
alyafey22 Gold Member MHB Messages 1,556 Reaction score 2 Jun 12, 2013 #4 There is no need to find a parametric representation of the curve because the function you are integrating has an anti derivative , indeed it is a polynomial . By independence of the path , the integral only depends on the initial and final points .
There is no need to find a parametric representation of the curve because the function you are integrating has an anti derivative , indeed it is a polynomial . By independence of the path , the integral only depends on the initial and final points .