Using Green's Theorem for Vector Fields

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I don't understand how the book went from calculating Green's theorem on ##\int _c Pdx + Qdy + \int _{-c'} Pdx + Qdy = ## (1 in the attached picture) to getting (labeled 2) ##\int _c Pdx + Qdy = \int _{c'} Pdx + Qdy ##

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just work out the derivatives ##\frac{\partial Q}{\partial x}## & ##\frac{\partial P}{\partial y}## & use the fact that for a path C, ##\int_{-C} P\,dx + Q\,dy = -\int_{C} P\,dx + Q\,dy##