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emzee1
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Converting to Spherical Coordinates...then integrating? Am I doing this right?
Consider the integral ∫∫∫(x2z + y2z + z3) dz dy dx, where the left-most integral is from -2 to 2, the second -√(4-x2) to √(4-x2) and the right-most integral is from 2-√(4-x2-y2) to 2+√(4-x2-y2)
x=ρsin(phi)cos(θ)
y=ρsin(phi)sin(θ)
z=ρcos(phi)
x2+y2+z2=ρ2
So I need to convert to spherical coordinates. The first 2 integrals describe a region on the xy-plane that's a circle, centered at the origin, with a radius of 2. The distance from the origin I thought was from 0 to 4, as described the right-most integral from above. Then using the equations from above, I converted the integrand:
∫∫∫ρcos(phi)ρ2sin(phi) dρ d(phi) dθ
Left-most integral: 0 to 2*pi
Middle: 0 to pi/2
Right: 0 to 4
Final answer = 2144.67 (which does not feel right)
I'm fairly certain I am correct for the most part, except the right most integral in the spherical-converted integral. Anyone care to check if I did everything correctly?
Homework Statement
Consider the integral ∫∫∫(x2z + y2z + z3) dz dy dx, where the left-most integral is from -2 to 2, the second -√(4-x2) to √(4-x2) and the right-most integral is from 2-√(4-x2-y2) to 2+√(4-x2-y2)
Homework Equations
x=ρsin(phi)cos(θ)
y=ρsin(phi)sin(θ)
z=ρcos(phi)
x2+y2+z2=ρ2
The Attempt at a Solution
So I need to convert to spherical coordinates. The first 2 integrals describe a region on the xy-plane that's a circle, centered at the origin, with a radius of 2. The distance from the origin I thought was from 0 to 4, as described the right-most integral from above. Then using the equations from above, I converted the integrand:
∫∫∫ρcos(phi)ρ2sin(phi) dρ d(phi) dθ
Left-most integral: 0 to 2*pi
Middle: 0 to pi/2
Right: 0 to 4
Final answer = 2144.67 (which does not feel right)
I'm fairly certain I am correct for the most part, except the right most integral in the spherical-converted integral. Anyone care to check if I did everything correctly?