Question

Consider the force field and circle defined below.

Answer 1

By Green's theorem,

$\displaystyle\int_{x^2+y^2=9}\vec F(x,y)\cdot\mathrm d\vec r=\iint_D\left(\frac{\partial(xy)}{\partial x}-\frac{\partial(x^2)}{\partial y}\right)\,\mathrm dx\,\mathrm dy=\iint_Dy\,\mathrm dx\,\mathrm dy$

where $C$ is the circle $x^2+y^2=9$ and $D$ is the interior of $C$, or the disk $x^2+y^2\le1$.

Convert to polar coordinates, taking

$\begin{cases}x=r\cos\theta\\y=r\sin\theta\end{cases}\implies\mathrm dx\,\mathrm dy=r\,\mathrm dr\,\mathrm d\theta$

Then the work done by $\vec F$ on the particle is

$\displaystyle\iint_Dy\,\mathrm dx\,\mathrm dy=\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^3(r\sin\theta)r\,\mathrm dr\,\mathrm d\theta=\left(\int_0^{2\pi}\sin\theta\,\mathrm d\theta\right)\left(\int_0^3r^2\,\mathrm dr\right)=\boxed0$