Simple line integral problem I cant seem to get

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I have to evaluate the line integral :
\oint_{}^{} (2x + y)dx + xydy between (-1,2) and (2,5)

on the curve: y = x + 3

So, what I did was:
\int_{-1}^{2} (3x+3)dx + \int_{2}^{5} (x^{2} + 3x)dx

However, this is wrong and I am not sure why!
Can someone please guide me?
Thanks alot!
 
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You are parametrizing the curve by the value of x which goes from -1 to 2. In BOTH parts. Since you've expressed the dy part of the integral in terms of x, why are you using the y limits there?
 
Ahhh, thanks so much!
 
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