Triple Integrals

Exercises

  1. Evaluate the triple integral \(\iiint_E xyz^2 \,\mathrm{d}V\) where \(E\) is the rectangular prism \(E = [0,1]\times[-1,2]\times[0,3]\,.\)
  2. Evaluate \(\iiint_E z \,\mathrm{d}V\) where \(E\) is the solid in the first octant bounded by the surface \(z = 12xy\) and the planes \(y=x\) and \(x=1.\)
  3. Evaluate \(\iiint_E \sqrt{x^2+z^2} \,\mathrm{d}V\) where \(E\) is the solid bounded by the paraboloid \(y = x^2+z^2\) and the plane \(y=4.\)
  4. Calculate the volume of the tetrahedron bound by the planes \(x+2y+z=2\) and \(x=2y\) and \(x=0\) and \(z=0.\)
  5. Sketch the solid over which the iterated integral \(\int_0^{1}\int_0^{x^2}\int_0^{y} \,\mathrm{d}z\,\mathrm{d}y\,\mathrm{d}x\) is concerned, and then rewrite the iterated integral with the order of the variables permuted, first with respect to \(\mathrm{d}x\,\mathrm{d}z\,\mathrm{d}y\) then with respect to \(\mathrm{d}y\,\mathrm{d}x\,\mathrm{d}z \) such that the same volume is computed.
  6. For each of the following iterated integrals, sketch the solid whose volume is computed by the integral, and write down all the other integrals with the differentials \(\mathrm{d}x\) and \(\mathrm{d}z\) and \(\mathrm{d}y\) permuted that compute the same volume.

    \( \displaystyle \int\limits_{0}^{1}\int\limits_{\sqrt{x}}^{1}\int\limits_{0}^{1-y} \,\mathrm{d}z\,\mathrm{d}y\,\mathrm{d}x\)
    \( \displaystyle \int\limits_{0}^{1}\int\limits_{0}^{1-x^2}\int\limits_{0}^{1-x} \,\mathrm{d}y\,\mathrm{d}z\,\mathrm{d}x\)
    \( \displaystyle \int\limits_{0}^{1}\int\limits_{y}^{1}\int\limits_{0}^{y} \,\mathrm{d}z\,\mathrm{d}x\,\mathrm{d}y\)
    \( \displaystyle \int\limits_{0}^{1}\int\limits_{y}^{1}\int\limits_{0}^{z} \,\mathrm{d}x\,\mathrm{d}z\,\mathrm{d}y\)
    \( \displaystyle \int\limits_0^{2}\int\limits_0^{2-y}\int\limits_0^{4-y^2} \,\mathrm{d}x\,\mathrm{d}z\,\mathrm{d}y\)
  7. Calculate the coordinates of the center of mass of the solid with constant density that is bounded by the parabolic cylinder \(x=y^2\) and the planes \(x=z\) and \(z=0\) and \(x=1.\)
  8. A solid \(E\) lies within the cylinder \(x^2+y^2=1\) on the positive \(y\) side of the \(xz\)-plane, below the plane \(z=4,\) and above the paraboloid \(z=1-x^2-y^2.\) The density at any point in the solid is three times its distance to the \(z\)-axis. What is the mass of \(E?\)
  9. Evaluate \(\iiint_E x^2 \,\mathrm{d}V\) for the solid \(E\) that lies under the paraboloid \({z=4-x^2-y^2}\) and above the \(xy\)-plane by first expressing the integral in cylindrical coordinates.
  10. Evaluate this iterated integral by first expressing it in spherical coordinates.

    \(\displaystyle \int\limits_{-2}^{2} \int\limits_{-\sqrt{4-x^2}}^{\sqrt{4-x^2}} \int\limits_{\sqrt{x^2+y^2}}^{2} \Big(x^2 + y^2\Big) \,\mathrm{d}z \,\mathrm{d}y \,\mathrm{d}x \)
  11. Calculate the volume of the solid \(S\) that lies above the cone \(z = \sqrt{x^2+y^2}\) but below the sphere \(x^2+y^2+z^2=z.\)
  12. For the unit ball \(E = \big\{(x,y,z) \mid x^2+y^2+z^2 \leq 1 \big\}\) evaluate

    \(\displaystyle \iiint_E \mathrm{e}^{\bigl(x^2+y^2+z^2\bigr)^{3/2}} \,\mathrm{d}V\,. \)
  13. Evaluate \(\iiint_E xyz \,\mathrm{d}V\) over the tetrahedron \(E\) with vertices located at \((0,0,0)\) and \((2,-2,0)\) and \((0,5,0)\) and \((0,0,3).\)
  14. Evaluate \(\iiint_E \cos(y) \,\mathrm{d}V\) for the solid \(E\) beneath the plane \(x=z\) and above the triangular region with vertices \((0,0,0),\) \((\pi,0,0),\) and \((0,\pi,0).\)
  15. Evaluate \(\iiint_E xy \,\mathrm{d}V\) for the solid \(E\) bound by the parabolic cylinders \({x=y^2}\) and \({y=x^2}\) and the planes \(z=0\) and \(z=x+y.\)
  16. TK more examples, and mix them all up tetrahedra
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  18. A transformation \(\mathbf{R}^2 \to \mathbf{R}^2\) is defined by the equations \({x=u^2-v^2}\) and \({y=2uv.}\) Sketch a picture of the image of the unit square \({(u,v) \in [0,1]\times[0,1]}\) under this transformation.
  19. Use the change of coordinates \({x=u^2-v^2}\) and \({y=2uv}\) to evaluate the integral \(\iint_R y \,\mathrm{d}A\) over the region \(R\) bounded by the \(x\)-axis and the parabolas \(y^2=4-4x\) and \(y^2=4+4x\) for \(y \geq 0.\)
  20. Evaluate the following integral over the trapezoidal region \(R\) with vertices \((1,0)\) and \((2,0)\) and \((0,-2)\) and \((0,-1).\)

    \(\displaystyle \iint_R \mathrm{e}^{(x+y)/(x-y)}\,\mathrm{d}A \)
  21. Consider the following change of coordinates \((\rho, \theta, \phi) \to (x,y,z)\) and calculate the corresponding Jacobian.
    \(\displaystyle x=\rho\sin(\phi)\cos(\theta)\)
    \(\displaystyle y=\rho\sin(\phi)\sin(\theta)\)
    \(\displaystyle z=\rho\cos(\phi)\)

Problems & Challenges

  1. Imagine a general tetrahedron in space with vertices located at the points with coordinates \(\bigl(x_1, y_1, z_1\bigr)\) and \(\bigl(x_2, y_2, z_2\bigr)\) and \(\bigl(x_3, y_3, z_3\bigr)\) and \(\bigl(x_4, y_4, z_4\bigr).\) Devise a formula for the coordinates of the centroid of this tetrahedron.
  2. James Stewart The double integral \[ \int\limits_{0}^{1} \int\limits_{0}^{1} \frac{1}{1-xy} \,\mathrm{d}x\,\mathrm{d}y \] is an improper integral and could be defined as the limit of double integrals over the rectangle \([0,t] \times [0,t]\) as \(t\to 1^{-}.\) But if we expand the integrand as a geometric series, we can express the integral as the sum of an infinite series. Show that \[ \int\limits_{0}^{1} \int\limits_{0}^{1} \frac{1}{1-xy} \,\mathrm{d}x\,\mathrm{d}y = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^2} \]
  3. James Stewart Leonhard Euler was able to find the exact sum of the series of the reciprocals of square integers. In 1736 he proved that \[\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^2} = \frac{\pi^2}{6}.\] Prove this fact by evaluating the double integral in the previous problem. Start by making the change of variables \[ x \to \frac{u-v}{\sqrt{2}} \qquad y \to \frac{u+v}{\sqrt{2}} \] This gives a rotation about the origin through the angle \(\pi/4.\) You will need to sketch the corresponding region in the \(uv\)-plane. Hint: If, in evaluating the integral, you encounter either of the expressions \(\bigl(1-\sin(\theta)\bigr)/\cos(\theta)\) or \(\cos(\theta)/\bigl(1+\sin(\theta)\bigr),\) you might like to use the identity \(\cos(\theta) = \sin\bigl((\pi/2)—\theta\bigr)\) and the corresponding identity for \(\sin(\theta)\).

  4. James Stewart Show that \[ \int\limits_{0}^{1} \int\limits_{0}^{1} \int\limits_{0}^{1} \frac{1}{1-xyz} \,\mathrm{d}x\,\mathrm{d}y\,\mathrm{d}z = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n^3} \] So far, no one has been able to express the value of this integral/sum exactly in terms of already-known constants — and it would be a really big deal if someone did find any such expression.