Greens Theorem

Greens Theorem: Suppose C is a positively oriented,

piecewise-smooth, simple closed curve in the plane that
bounds a region D. If P and Q have continuous
derivatives (in an open set containing the region D), then
Z ZZ  
Q P
P dx + Q dy = dA.
C D x y
I
Sometimes the line integral is written P dx + Q dy to
C
emphasize that the curve is closed.

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Example 1

y
1
Z
C xy dx + (x 2 y 2 ) dy
D C
Z
xy , x 2 y 2 d~r


=
C
0
0 1 x

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Example 2

y
1
Z
C x 3 dx xy 2 dy
C
Z

3
x , xy 2 d~r

D =
C

1 x

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Example 3

y
1
Z
D x dy y dx
C

0 C
0 1 x

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Example 4

y
2
Z
1 D xy 2 dx x 2 y dy
C

0 C
0 1 2 x

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