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Example 5: Line Integral of a Spiral

EXAMPLE 5

Find the line integral

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along the spiral C given by

x = cos t, y = sin t, z = 2t, 0 ≤ t ≤ π/2.

The line integral is

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Last Update: 2006-11-21