Triple Integration Exercises

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Math 208

Triple integration exercises

2 2z 2y
1. Convert the integral ∫0 ∫0 ∫ y f ( x, y , z ) dx dy dz to one in the order:

a) dz dx dy
b) dx dz dy

2. a) Prove that if a, b, c, d, e and k are constants and f, g and h are continuous


functions of one variable, then

f ( x ) g ( y ) h( z ) dz dy dx =  ∫ f ( x ) dx   ∫ g ( y ) dy   ∫ h ( z ) dz 
b d k b d k
∫a ∫c ∫e  a  c  e 

3 4 2 x ( z 2 − 4)
b) Apply the equality in part (a) to compute the value of ∫ 0 ∫1 ∫ −1 y
dz dy dx

2 2y 0 1
3. Evaluate ∫ 0 ∫ 0 ∫ z −2 y 3( x + 2 y − z ) 2 dx dz dy

4. In each of the following, set up and evaluate a triple integral which gives the volume
of the (unique!) finite region bounded by the surfaces whose equations are given.
a) z = y 2 , z = x and x = 4
b) z = 0 , z = x + 2 y , z = 4 − x − 3 y and z = − y
c) y = z 2 , y = x 2 and z = 4

5. (Challenging) Set up an iterated (triple) integral for the regions in problem 4 in as


many different orders as possible.
4 2y 2 4 2 2y
Answers: 1. a) ∫0 ∫ y ∫ y
2
f ( x, y , z ) dz dx dy b) ∫0 ∫ ∫ y
y
2
f ( x, y , z ) dx dz dy

2. b) !81
512
3. 35
4 4−2 z 4 − z −3 y
4. a)
2 4 4
∫ −2 ∫ y ∫ z dx dz dy =
2
256
15
b) ∫ 0 ∫ − z ∫ z −2 y dx dy dz = 32
3

4 z z2
c) ∫ 0 ∫ −z ∫ x 2 dy dx dz = 256
3

5. a) Besides the iterated integral given in the solutions to 4 above, we have:


4 z 4 4 4 z 4 x z
∫0 ∫ − z ∫ z dx dy dz or ∫0 ∫ z ∫ − z
dy dx dz or ∫0 ∫0 ∫− z
dy dz dx or

2 4 x 4 x x
∫ −2 ∫ y ∫ y 2 2 dz dx dy or ∫0 ∫− x ∫ y 2 dz dy dx .

b) The integral in 4b is the only option for doing it as one iterated integral.

c) Besides the iterated integral given in 4c above, we have:


4 16 4 16 y 4 4 z2 y
∫ −4 ∫ x ∫ 2
y
dz dy dx or ∫0 ∫− y ∫ y
dz dx dy or ∫0 ∫0 ∫− y
dx dy dz or

16 4 y
∫0 ∫ y ∫− y
dx dz dy ; only the order dy dz dx cannot be done

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