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Calculus 3: Line integrals

Apply the fundamental theorem of line integrals to measure the flow along a curve when the vector field can be written as the gradient of a function.

Compute the line integral of the vector field F on a curve CC, using the parameterization r(t)\mathbf{r}(t) from t=at = a to t=bt = b. The line integral is given by abF(r(t))drdtdt\int_{a}^{b} \mathbf{F}(\mathbf{r}(t)) \cdot \frac{d\mathbf{r}}{dt} \, dt.