Module 16 :  Line Integrals, Conservative fields Green's Theorem and applications
Lecture 47 :  Conservative Vector Fields [Section 47.2]
 

Hence,

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Thus depends upon alone. Let us take . Then, from we have

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Once again differentiating and using we have

Hence , implying that , a constant. Hence, gives

Now we can check that Hence, is conservative with potential .

47.2.14 Note :
 

Recall that, in example 47.2.8 , we showed that the vector-field

satisfies the conditions that

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