
Arman G. answered 11/24/19
Aerospace Engineer
Sketch the plane in each of the normal planes formed by the basis vectors, xy, xz, yz. Then use this to sketch the 3d plane and get a better visualization of it, parametrize each of the three lines that form the triangle. and use the formula ∫ F*dr = ∫ F(r(t))*r'(t) and because they're 3 lines that aren't smoothly connected or easy to parametrize the 3 at once, split it up into 3 integrals.
For Stoke's Theorem (3D Green's Theorem), this states ∫ F*dr = ∫∫ curlF*dA so solve that like any surface integral, you can use the general formula ∫ F*dA = ∫∫ F*gradient(surface which is just the plane x+.5y+(1/3)*z=6)dxdy and just set ur bounds correctly and you should get the same answer
Note: this is not supposed to be easy, it's supposed to be hard/annoying to calculate the line integral the traditional way, so you can see that it is easier with Stoke's theorem.
Ashley P.
Thanks a lot!12/02/19