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1. The document contains 5 math problems involving calculating volumes and centers of mass of 3D objects using triple integrals in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems. 2. The solutions find volumes by setting up triple integrals over regions defined by the bounding objects and evaluating. Centers of mass are found by taking moments of the integrals. 3. Regions are defined in the appropriate coordinate system and integrals are evaluated analytically or numerically depending on the region and bounds.

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Math Solution

1. The document contains 5 math problems involving calculating volumes and centers of mass of 3D objects using triple integrals in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems. 2. The solutions find volumes by setting up triple integrals over regions defined by the bounding objects and evaluating. Centers of mass are found by taking moments of the integrals. 3. Regions are defined in the appropriate coordinate system and integrals are evaluated analytically or numerically depending on the region and bounds.

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Assignment 5 (MATH 215, Q1)

1. Evaluate the triple integral.


RRR
(a)
xy dV , where E is the solid tetrahedron with vertices (0, 0, 0), (1, 0, 0),
E
(0, 2, 0), and (0, 0, 3).
Solution. The plane containing the three points (1, 0, 0), (0, 2, 0), and (0, 0, 3) has an
equation 6x + 3y + 2z = 6. Thus,
Z

ZZZ

22x

(66x3y)/2

xy dz dy dx

xydV =
0

0
1

0
22x

=
0

1
(6 6x 3y)xy dy dx
2

2(x4 + 3x3 3x2 + x) dx =

=
0

1
.
10

x dV , where E is bounded by the paraboloid x = 4y 2 + 4z 2 and the plane


x = 4.
Solution. We have Q = {(y, z) : y 2 + z 2 1} and
(b)

RRR

ZZZ
xdV =

Z Z hZ

Q
2

ZZ
i


x dx dA =
8 8(y 2 + z 2 )2 dA

4y 2 +4z 2
1

(8r 8r5 ) dr =

(8 8r )r dr d = 2

=
0

16
.
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2. (a) Find the volume of the region inside the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 9, lying above the
xy-plane, and below the plane z = y + 3.
Solution. We have Q = {(x, y) : x2 + y 2 9} and
ZZZ
V =

dV =

Z Z Z

y+3

ZZ

dz dA =
Q

Z
(r sin + 3) r dr d =

(y + 3) dA

(9 sin + 27/2) d = 27.

(b) Find the volume of the region bounded by the paraboloids z = x2 + y 2 and
z = 36 3x2 3y 2 .
Solution. We have Q = {(x, y) : x2 + y 2 9} and
ZZZ

ZZ Z

V =

363x2 3y 2

dV =
E

=
0

dz dA =
Q

ZZ

x2 +y 2

(36 4x2 4y 2 ) dA

(36 4r2 )r dr d = 2

Z
0

(36r 4r3 ) dr = 162.

3. Use cylindricalRRR
coordinates
in the following problems.
p
2
(a) Evaluate
x + y 2 dV , where E is the solid bounded by the paraboloid
E
z = 9 x2 y 2 and the xy-plane.
Solution. In cylindrical coordinates the region E is described by
0 r 3, 0 2, and 0 z 9 r2 .
Thus,
ZZZ p

x2

y2

9r 2

r2 (9 r2 ) dr d

r r dz dr d =

dV =
Z
=

0
3

(9r2 r4 ) d =

d
0

324
.
5

RRR
(b) Evaluate the integral E x2 dV , where E is the solid that lies within the cylinder
x2 + y 2 = 1, above the plane z = 0, and below the cone z 2 = 4x2 + 4y 2 .
Solution. In cylindrical coordinates the region E is described by
0 r 1, 0 2, and 0 z 2r.
Thus,
ZZZ

2r

(r cos )2 r dz dr d

x dV =
E

2r4 dr =

cos d
0

2
.
5

4. Use spherical coordinates in the following problems.


RRR
2
2
2 2
(a) Evaluate E x e(x +y +z ) dV , where E is the solid that lies between the spheres
x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1 and x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 4 in the first octant
{(x, y, z) : x 0, y 0, z 0}.
Solution. In spherical coordinates the region E is described by
1 2, 0 /2, 0 /2.
Thus,
ZZZ

(x2 +y 2 +z 2 )2

xe

/2

/2

dV =

Z
=

( sin cos ) e 2 sin d d d

/2
2

sin d
0

Z
cos d

16
(e e).
=
16

/2

3 e d

(b) Evaluate

9x2

9x2

Z 9x2 y2 p
z x2 + y 2 + z 2 dz dy dx.
0

Solution. The integral is equal to

RRR

p
x2 + y 2 + z 2 dV , where

E = {(, , ) : 0 3, 0 2, 0 /2}.
Therefore, the integral is equal to
/2

Z
0

0
/2

( cos ) 2 sin d d d

0
2

Z
cos sin d

4 d =

243
.
5

5. (a) Find the center of mass of the solid S bounded by the paraboloid z = 4x2 + 4y 2
and the plane z = 1 if S has constant density K.
Solution. In cylindrical coordinates the region E is described by
0 r 1/2, 0 2, and 4r2 z 1
Thus, the mass of the solid is
ZZZ

M=

1/2

K dV =
E

Kr dz dr d =
0

4r 2

K
.
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The moment about the xy-plane is


ZZZ

Mxy =

1/2

zK dV =
E

Kz r dz dr d =
0

4r 2

K
.
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Similarly, the other two moments are Mxz = Myz = 0. We have Mxy /M = 2/3.
Hence, the center of mass is (0, 0, 2/3).
(b) Find the mass of a ball given by x2 + y 2 + z 2 a2 if the density at any point is
proportional to its distance from the z-axis.
Solution. In spherical coordinates the region E is described by
0 a, 0 2, 0 .
The density is k sin , where k is a constant. Hence, the mass is
ZZZ
M=

k sin dV =
E

(k sin )2 sin d d d =

k 2 a4
.
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