Solution:

To calculate: To find work done by the force field F(x ,y)=x2i-xyj in moving a particle along
the quarter- circle r(t)=cost i + sint j
Step1: Let us take x=cost and y=sint.
Step2: The formulae to calculate the work done is given by

W   F .dr
C

Where F=cos2ti-costsintj and

r  cos ti  sin tj
dr
  sin ti  cos tj
dt
dr  (  sin ti  cos tj ) dt

Step3: Calculation

2
W   (cos 2 ti  cos t sin tj )(  sin ti  cos tj )dt
0

2
W   ( cos 2 t sin t  cos 2 t sin t )dt
0

2
W   (2 cos 2 t sin t )dt
0

Where we take
u  cos t
du
  sin t
dt
du   sin t dt
and when t=0 , u=1

when t=pi/2 , u=0

Therefore
 0
W   2u 2 du
1

2u 3 0
W [ ]1
3
2
W  [03  13 ]
3
2
W 
3
Therefore the work done by the force is -2/3.