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Key concepts

  • To evaluate a triple integral in cylindrical coordinates, use the iterated integral
    θ = α θ = β r = g 1 ( θ ) r = g 2 ( θ ) z = u 1 ( r , θ ) z = u 2 ( r , θ ) f ( r , θ , z ) r d z d r d θ .
  • To evaluate a triple integral in spherical coordinates, use the iterated integral
    θ = α θ = β ρ = g 1 ( θ ) ρ = g 2 ( θ ) φ = u 1 ( r , θ ) φ = u 2 ( r , θ ) f ( ρ , θ , φ ) ρ 2 sin φ d φ d ρ d θ .

Key equations

  • Triple integral in cylindrical coordinates
    B g ( x , y , z ) d V = B g ( r cos θ , r sin θ , z ) r d r d θ d z = B f ( r , θ , z ) r d r d θ d z
  • Triple integral in spherical coordinates
    B f ( ρ , θ , φ ) ρ 2 sin φ d ρ d φ d θ = φ = γ φ = ψ θ = α θ = β ρ = a ρ = b f ( ρ , θ , φ ) ρ 2 sin φ d ρ d φ d θ

In the following exercises, evaluate the triple integrals E f ( x , y , z ) d V over the solid E .

f ( x , y , z ) = z , B = { ( x , y , z ) | x 2 + y 2 9 , x 0 , y 0 , 0 z 1 }

A quarter section of a cylinder with height 1 and radius 3.

9 π 8

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f ( x , y , z ) = x z 2 , B = { ( x , y , z ) | x 2 + y 2 16 , x 0 , y 0 , −1 z 1 }

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f ( x , y , z ) = x y , B = { ( x , y , z ) | x 2 + y 2 1 , x 0 , x y , −1 z 1 }

A wedge with radius 1, height 1, and angle pi/4.

1 8

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f ( x , y , z ) = x 2 + y 2 , B = { ( x , y , z ) | x 2 + y 2 4 , x 0 , x y , 0 z 3 }

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f ( x , y , z ) = e x 2 + y 2 , B = { ( x , y , z ) | 1 x 2 + y 2 4 , y 0 , x y 3 , 2 z 3 }

π e 2 6

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f ( x , y , z ) = x 2 + y 2 , B = { ( x , y , z ) | 1 x 2 + y 2 9 , y 0 , 0 z 1 }

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  1. Let B be a cylindrical shell with inner radius a , outer radius b , and height c , where 0 < a < b and c > 0 . Assume that a function F defined on B can be expressed in cylindrical coordinates as F ( x , y , z ) = f ( r ) + h ( z ) , where f and h are differentiable functions. If a b f ˜ ( r ) d r = 0 and h ˜ ( 0 ) = 0 , where f ˜ and h ˜ are antiderivatives of f and h , respectively, show that
    B F ( x , y , z ) d V = 2 π c ( b f ˜ ( b ) a f ˜ ( a ) ) + π ( b 2 a 2 ) h ˜ ( c ) .
  2. Use the previous result to show that B ( z + sin x 2 + y 2 ) d x d y d z = 6 π 2 ( π 2 ) , where B is a cylindrical shell with inner radius π , outer radius 2 π , and height 2 .
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  1. Let B be a cylindrical shell with inner radius a , outer radius b , and height c , where 0 < a < b and c > 0 . Assume that a function F defined on B can be expressed in cylindrical coordinates as F ( x , y , z ) = f ( r ) g ( θ ) h ( z ) , where f , g , and h are differentiable functions. If a b f ˜ ( r ) d r = 0 , where f ˜ is an antiderivative of f , show that
    B F ( x , y , z ) d V = [ b f ˜ ( b ) a f ˜ ( a ) ] [ g ˜ ( 2 π ) g ˜ ( 0 ) ] [ h ˜ ( c ) h ˜ ( 0 ) ] ,

    where g ˜ and h ˜ are antiderivatives of g and h , respectively.
  2. Use the previous result to show that B z sin x 2 + y 2 d x d y d z = −12 π 2 , where B is a cylindrical shell with inner radius π , outer radius 2 π , and height 2 .
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In the following exercises, the boundaries of the solid E are given in cylindrical coordinates.

  1. Express the region E in cylindrical coordinates.
  2. Convert the integral E f ( x , y , z ) d V to cylindrical coordinates.

E is bounded by the right circular cylinder r = 4 sin θ , the r θ -plane, and the sphere r 2 + z 2 = 16 .

a. E = { ( r , θ , z ) | 0 θ π , 0 r 4 sin θ , 0 z 16 r 2 } ; b. 0 π 0 4 sin θ 0 16 r 2 f ( r , θ , z ) r d z d r d θ

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E is bounded by the right circular cylinder r = cos θ , the r θ -plane, and the sphere r 2 + z 2 = 9 .

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E is located in the first octant and is bounded by the circular paraboloid z = 9 3 r 2 , the cylinder r = 3 , and the plane r ( cos θ + sin θ ) = 20 z .

a. E = { ( r , θ , z ) | 0 θ π 2 , 0 r 3 , 9 r 2 z 10 r ( cos θ + sin θ ) } ; b. 0 π / 2 0 3 9 r 2 10 r ( cos θ + sin θ ) f ( r , θ , z ) r d z d r d θ

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E is located in the first octant outside the circular paraboloid z = 10 2 r 2 and inside the cylinder r = 5 and is bounded also by the planes z = 20 and θ = π 4 .

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In the following exercises, the function f and region E are given.

  1. Express the region E and the function f in cylindrical coordinates.
  2. Convert the integral B f ( x , y , z ) d V into cylindrical coordinates and evaluate it.

f ( x , y , z ) = 1 x + 3 , E = { ( x , y , z ) | 0 x 2 + y 2 9 , x 0 , y 0 , 0 z x + 3 }

a. E = { ( r , θ , z ) | 0 r 3 , 0 θ π 2 , 0 z r cos θ + 3 } , f ( r , θ , z ) = 1 r cos θ + 3 ; b. 0 3 0 π / 2 0 r cos θ + 3 r r cos θ + 3 d z d θ d r = 9 π 4

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Source:  OpenStax, Calculus volume 3. OpenStax CNX. Feb 05, 2016 Download for free at http://legacy.cnx.org/content/col11966/1.2
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