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Iterated Integrals

Evaluating a double integral one variable at a time, and why integrating cross-sectional slices recovers the volume under the surface.

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Activity 12.3.2

Let f(x,y)=25−x2−y2f(x,y) = 25-x^2-y^2 on the rectangular domain RR with −3≤x≤3-3\leq x\leq 3 and −4≤y≤4-4\leq y\leq 4.

  1. Viewing xx as a fixed constant, use the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to evaluate the integral Note that you will be integrating with respect to yy, and holding xx constant. Your result should be a function of xx only.

  2. Next, use your result from (a) along with the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to determine the value of ∫−33A(x) dx\int_{-3}^3 A(x) \, dx.

  3. What is the value of ∬Rf(x,y) dA\displaystyle{\iint_R f(x,y) \, dA}? Write…

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Activity 12.3.3

Let f(x,y)=x+y2f(x,y) = x+y^2 on the rectangle RR with 0≤x≤20\leq x\leq 2 and 0≤y≤30\leq y\leq 3.

  1. Evaluate ∬Rf(x,y) dA\displaystyle{\iint_R f(x,y) \, dA} using an iterated integral. Choose an order for integration by deciding whether you want to integrate first with respect to xx or yy.

  2. Evaluate ∬Rf(x,y) dA\displaystyle{\iint_R f(x,y) \, dA} using the iterated integral whose order of integration is the opposite of the order you chose in (a).

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Exercise 24

Evaluate each of the following double or iterated integrals exactly.

  1. ∫13(∫25xy dy) dx\int_1^3 \left( \int_2^5 xy \, dy \right) \, dx

  2. ∫0π/4(∫0π/3sin⁡(x)cos⁡(y) dx) dy\int_0^{\pi/4} \left( \int_0^{\pi/3} \sin(x) \cos(y) \, dx \right) \, dy

  3. ∫01(∫01e−2x−3y dy) dx\int_0^1 \left( \int_0^1 e^{-2x - 3y} \, dy \right) \, dx

  4. ∬R2x+5y dA\iint_R \sqrt{2x + 5y} \, dA, where R=[0,2]×[0,3]R = [0,2]\times[0,3].

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Exercise 25

The temperature at any point on a metal plate in the xyxy plane is given by T(x,y)=100−4x2−y2T(x,y) = 100-4x^2 - y^2, where xx and yy are measured in inches and TT in degrees Celsius. Consider the portion of the plate that lies on the rectangular region R=[1,5]×[3,6]R = [1,5] \times [3,6].

  1. Write an iterated integral whose value represents the volume under the surface TT over the rectangle RR.

  2. Evaluate the iterated integral you determined in (a).

  3. Find the area of the rectangle, RR.

  4. …

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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 R=[1,4]×[2,5]R = [1,4] \times [2,5], while the top is given by the plane z=p(x,y)=30−x−2yz = p(x,y) = 30 - x - 2y.

  1. Write an iterated integral whose value represents the volume under pp over the rectangle RR.

  2. Evaluate the iterated integral you determined in (a).

  3. What is the exact average value of pp over RR?

  4. If you wanted to build a rectangular box (with an identical base) t…

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