Green's Theorem not working in this problem HELP

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I have a problem from line integrals.
My question is attached as a jpeg.
Green's theorem is not valid for mine and i couldnot find a way.
Pls take care of it.
 

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Should you show your attempt?
 
What does the last sentence mean?
Suppose you have the task of providing such vector fields on demand
 
It is just a clue. It goes on with saying this kind of functions can be created without much effort and asks how they are written.
And unfortunately i don't have much idea how to approach the problem.
 
I would say that the hint given is a big one indeed. It would save you a lot of computational effort if you understood it correctly. Have you learned about potential functions and conservative vector fields yet?
 
Actually, i predicted that but could not be sure. Than the answer is 0 since this is a conservative field and surface is a complete circle right?
 
Since Green's theorem does not work here, then you need to directly integrate around the circle. What parameterization can you use for a circle about the origin with radius r?
 
Yep, that should be it. Although it's more correct to say it's a line integral over a closed curve.
 
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