Iterated Integrals
Evaluating a double integral one variable at a time, and why integrating cross-sectional slices recovers the volume under the surface.
5 exercises
Activity 12.3.2
Let on the rectangular domain with and .
Viewing as a fixed constant, use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to evaluate the integral Note that you will be integrating with respect to , and holding constant. Your result should be a function of only.
Next, use your result from (a) along with the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to determine the value of .
What is the value of ? Write…
Activity 12.3.3
Let on the rectangle with and .
Evaluate using an iterated integral. Choose an order for integration by deciding whether you want to integrate first with respect to or .
Evaluate using the iterated integral whose order of integration is the opposite of the order you chose in (a).
Exercise 24
Evaluate each of the following double or iterated integrals exactly.
, where .
Exercise 25
The temperature at any point on a metal plate in the plane is given by , where and are measured in inches and in degrees Celsius. Consider the portion of the plate that lies on the rectangular region .
Write an iterated integral whose value represents the volume under the surface over the rectangle .
Evaluate the iterated integral you determined in (a).
Find the area of the rectangle, .
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Exercise 26
Consider the box with a sloped top that is given by the following description: the base is the rectangle , while the top is given by the plane .
Write an iterated integral whose value represents the volume under over the rectangle .
Evaluate the iterated integral you determined in (a).
What is the exact average value of over ?
If you wanted to build a rectangular box (with an identical base) t…
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