Quiz7 Solutions
Quiz7 Solutions
Quiz7 Solutions
RR
Problem 1. Evaluate the double integral R
(x − 1) dA, where R
is the region in the first quadrant enclosed between y = x and y = x3 .
Solution. The straight line y = x and the cubic parabola y = x3
have three points of intersection: at x = 0, x = −1, and x = 1. The
region R in the first quadrant enclosed between these two curves can
be described as 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, x3 ≤ y ≤ x. Thus,
Z Z Z 1Z x Z 1 y=x
(x − 1) dA = (x − 1) dy dx = (x − 1)y dx
R 0 x3 0 y=x3
Z 1 Z 1
3
= (x − 1)(x − x ) dx = (x2 − x − x4 + x3 ) dx
0 0
3 2 5 4
x x x x 1 1 1 1 1 7
= − − + = − − + =− .
3 2 5 4 0 3 2 5 4 60
R 2 R √4−x2 2 2
Problem 2. Evaluate −2 0 e−(x +y ) dy dx by converting to an
equivalent integral in polar coordinates. Sketch the region R.
Solution. The region of integration √ R can be described by the
inequalities −2 ≤ x ≤ 2, 0 ≤ y ≤ 4 − x2 . It is easy to see that
R is the upper half of the disk of radius 2 centered at the origin. In
polar coordinates, R can be described by the inequalities 0 ≤ θ ≤ π,
0 ≤ r ≤ 2. Therefore
Z 2 Z √4−x2 Z πZ 2
−(x2 +y 2 ) 2
e dy dx = e−r r dr dθ
−2 0 0 0
u = −r2 → du = −2r dr Z π Z −4
1
= r=0 → u=0 = eu − du dθ
r=2 → u = −4 0 0 2
1 π 0 u 1 π u u=0
Z Z Z
= e du dθ = e dθ
2 0 −4 2 0 u=−4
1 π 1 − e−4 π 1 − e−4
Z
= (1 − e−4 ) dθ = θ = π.
2 0 2 0 2