Having Trouble with Boundaries for Triple Iterated Integrals?

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In summary, the problem is that the boundaries for z are unclear and the co-ordinates system may need to be changed. The problem could be solved by using polar coordinates, but the answer would need to be set up in terms of dz dy dx and dtheta dr dz.
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I am having some trouble with finding the boundaries for the first part of the problem (dz dy dx), I should be able to figure out the second part on my own. The problem is:

Set up the triple iterated integrals (using dz dy dx and d θ dr dz) to find ∫∫∫E \sqrt{x^2+y^2} dV where
E is the part of the paraboloid z = x^2 + y^2 that lies under the plane z = 4 but above the x y plane.

I start off with finding the boundaries for z and get x^2+y^2\lez\le4. This is where I become confused. I am not sure if this is correct or even how to proceed to find the other boundaries for x and y if it is.
 
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ctb94 said:
I am having some trouble with finding the boundaries for the first part of the problem (dz dy dx), I should be able to figure out the second part on my own. The problem is:

Set up the triple iterated integrals (using dz dy dx and d θ dr dz) to find ∫∫∫E \sqrt{x^2+y^2} dV where
E is the part of the paraboloid z = x^2 + y^2 that lies under the plane z = 4 but above the x y plane.

I start off with finding the boundaries for z and get x^2+y^2\lez\le4. This is where I become confused. I am not sure if this is correct or even how to proceed to find the other boundaries for x and y if it is.

I would start by drawing a sketch of the region (this one is easy) and also the cross-sections parallel to the x-y plane (i.e. z = 0).

Can you at least see why 0 <= z <= 4?

What shape are the cross sections? What does that suggest the best co-ordinate system to use is? What are your bounds for it?
 
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I believe this is a paraboloid, so I think that the cross sections would be circles. As to the coordinate system, I have to use both cartesian and cylindrical for this problem.
 
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ctb94 said:
I am having some trouble with finding the boundaries for the first part of the problem (dz dy dx), I should be able to figure out the second part on my own. The problem is:

Set up the triple iterated integrals (using dz dy dx and d θ dr dz) to find ∫∫∫E \sqrt{x^2+y^2} dV where
E is the part of the paraboloid z = x^2 + y^2 that lies under the plane z = 4 but above the x y plane.

I start off with finding the boundaries for z and get x^2+y^2\lez\le4. This is where I become confused. I am not sure if this is correct or even how to proceed to find the other boundaries for x and y if it is.

The use of polar coordinates is strongly reccomandable in this case...

If you were to calculate the volume would be...

$\displaystyle V = \int_{0}^{2}\ \int_{- \pi}^{\pi} \rho\ d \rho\ d \theta = 2\ \pi\ |\frac{\rho^{2}}{2}|_{0}^{2} = 4\ \pi\ (1)$

But You have an extraterm $\rho$, so that is...

$\displaystyle W = \int_{0}^{2}\ \int_{- \pi}^{\pi} \rho^{2} \ d \rho\ d \theta = 2\ \pi\ |\frac{\rho^{3}}{3}|_{0}^{2} = \frac{16}{3}\ \pi\ (2)$

Kind regards

$\chi$ $\sigma$
 
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That's where my problem is. It would be better to switch to polar coordinates, however, for my answer I must set up one iterated integral in terms of dz dy dx and the other iterated integral in terms of dtheta dr dz.
 
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chisigma said:
The use of polar coordinates is strongly reccomandable in this case...

If you were to calculate the volume would be...

$\displaystyle V = \int_{0}^{2}\ \int_{- \pi}^{\pi} \rho\ d \rho\ d \theta = 2\ \pi\ |\frac{\rho^{2}}{2}|_{0}^{2} = 4\ \pi\ (1)$

But You have an extraterm $\rho$, so that is...

$\displaystyle W = \int_{0}^{2}\ \int_{- \pi}^{\pi} \rho^{2} \ d \rho\ d \theta = 2\ \pi\ |\frac{\rho^{3}}{3}|_{0}^{2} = \frac{16}{3}\ \pi\ (2)$

Kind regards

$\chi$ $\sigma$

Actually $\displaystyle \begin{align*} \chi \sigma \end{align*}$, the lower boundary is actually $\displaystyle \begin{align*} z = x^2 + y^2 = r^2 \end{align*}$, so that means the iterated integral should be

$\displaystyle \begin{align*} \int_0^{2\pi}{ \int_0^2{ \int_{r^2}^4{ r \,\mathrm{d}z } \,\mathrm{d}r } \,\mathrm{d}\theta } \end{align*}$

although your theta bounds don't make any difference, your integrand needs work, as when you turn it into the double integral it will be

$\displaystyle \begin{align*} \int_0^{2\pi}{ \int_0^2{ \left( 4 - r^2 \right) \, r \, \mathrm{d}r } \,\mathrm{d}\theta } \end{align*}$
 
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Prove It said:
Actually $\displaystyle \begin{align*} \chi \sigma \end{align*}$, the lower boundary is actually $\displaystyle \begin{align*} z = x^2 + y^2 = r^2 \end{align*}$, so that means the iterated integral should be...

If $\displaystyle z = x^{2} +y^{2} =\rho^{2}$ and $\displaystyle 0 < z < 4$, then is $\displaystyle 0 < \rho < 2$ ...Kind reqards

$\chi$ $\sigma$
 

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A triple iterated integral is a type of mathematical operation used to find the volume of a three-dimensional region by breaking it down into smaller, two-dimensional slices. It involves performing three successive integrals, each with different limits of integration, to calculate the overall volume.

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