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Homework Statement
If A is a time dependent vector, calculate
[itex] \int_{t1}^{t2} dtA(t) \times \frac{d^2A}{dt^2} [\itex]
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The Attempt at a Solution
I think we should somehow relate it with something's derivative.
\int_{t1}^{t2}A(t)\frac{d^2A(t)}{dt^2}dt=
A(t)\int_{t1}^{t2}\frac{d^2A(t)}{dt^2}dt-\int_{t1}^{t2}\frac{dA(t)}{dt}\left ( \int \frac{d^2A(t)}{dt^2} \right )dt=
A(t)\frac{dA(t)}{dt}\left.\right|_a^b\int_{t1}^{t2}\left ( \frac{dA(t)}{dt} \right )^2dt=
A(t2)\frac{dA(t)}{dt}\left.\right|_t_{2}-A(t1)\frac{dA(t)}{dt}\left.\right|_t_{1}-\int_{t1}^{t2}\left ( \frac{dA(t)}{dt} \right )^2dt
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