Solution

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On the first straight segment, and only is nonzero, so both integrals vanish. On the second segment, and only is nonzero; each integrand is one, contributing . On the last segment, and only is nonzero; each integrand is , contributing . Thus
The second result also follows from the fundamental theorem for line integrals, using the potential found in (a). Agreement on this one path does not make conservative.

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