Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-year-1-of-the-natural-sciences-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2010/paper-2/16/a/solution

Parametrize the segment by , , so . For the first field, and its dot product with the tangent is one. Therefore
For the second field, use the fundamental theorem for line integrals. The endpoints both have , so their potential values agree and
Directly, its parameter integrand is , which changes sign under and integrates to zero.

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