918 B
918 B
#uw/notes #uw/class/math224
Recall that:
\int \int_{R} f(x, y) dA
is the signed area under the function f(x,y) over the domain R where
R=[a,b] \times [c,d]
and it can be written as
\int_{a}^b \int_{c}^d f(x, y) dy dx
This can be extended to more general domains that are not rectangles such as [a,b] \times [c,d]
Example:
finding the volume under the function f(x,y) = xy over the domain bound by
\begin{gathered} 1<x<2 \\[1.5ex] x < y < x^2 \end{gathered}
We can think of finding the volume of the solid by using slices parallel to the YZ plane. With the domain provided this area can be found with
Area(x^*)=\int_{x}^{x^2}x^*ydy
Since x is bound by 1<x<2 the double integral to find the volume can be written as
\begin{gather} \int_{1}^2 \left[ \int_{x}^{x^2}xy \ dy \right] dx \\[1.5ex] \int_{1}^2 \left[ \int_{x}^{x^2} \frac{xy^2}{2} \right] dx \end{gather}