
9.4.5 Curvilinear integrals
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Problem:
Calculate the line integral:
\[
\int_{L} \sqrt{\frac{a^{2}}{b^{2}} y^{2}+\frac{b^{2}}{a^{2}} x^{2}} d L
\]
where \( L:\left\{\begin{array}{l}x=a \cos t \\ y=b \sin t\end{array}, \quad 0 \leq t \leq \frac{\pi}{2}\right. \).