Testing for conservative vector fields Determine whether thefollowing vector field is conservative (in ℝ2 or ℝ3). F = ⟨e-x cos y, e-x sin y⟩

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Testing for conservative vector fields Determine whether the
following vector field is conservative (in2 or3).

F = ⟨e-x cos y, e-x sin y

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