Section 15.6 : Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates
1. Evaluate ∭E4xydV where E is the region bounded by z=2x2+2y2−7 and z=1.
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Start SolutionOkay, let’s start off with a quick sketch of the region E so we can get a feel for what we’re dealing with.


We’ve given the sketches with a set of “traditional” axes as well as a set of “box” axes to help visualize the surface and region.
Show Step 2So, from the sketch above it should be pretty clear that we’ll need to integrate z first and so we’ll have the following limits for z.
2x2+2y2−7≤z≤1 Show Step 3For this problem D is the disk that “caps” the region sketched in Step 1. We can determine the equation of the disk by setting the two equations from the problem statement equal and doing a little rewriting.
2x2+2y2−7=1→2x2+2y2=8→x2+y2=4So, D is the disk x2+y2≤4 and it should be pretty clear that we’ll need to use cylindrical coordinates for this integral.
Here are the cylindrical coordinates for this problem.
0≤θ≤2π0≤r≤22r2−7≤z≤1Don’t forget to convert the z limits from Step 2 into cylindrical coordinates as well.
Show Step 4Plugging these limits into the integral and converting to cylindrical coordinates gives,
∭E4xydV=∫2π0∫20∫12r2−74(rcosθ)(rsinθ)rdzdrdθ=∫2π0∫20∫12r2−74r3cosθsinθdzdrdθDon’t forget to convert the x and y’s into cylindrical coordinates and also don’t forget that dV=rdzdrdθ and so we pick up another r when converting the dV to cylindrical coordinates.
Show Step 5Okay, now all we need to do is evaluate the integral. Here is the z integration.
∭E4xydV=∫2π0∫20(4r3cosθsinθz)|12r2−7drdθ=∫2π0∫204r3(8−2r2)cosθsinθdrdθ=∫2π0∫20(32r3−8r5)cosθsinθdrdθ Show Step 6Next let’s do the r integration.
∭E4xydV=∫2π0(8r4−43r6)cosθsinθ|20dθ=∫2π01283cosθsinθdθ Show Step 7Finally, we’ll do the θ integration.
∭E4xydV=∫2π0643sin(2θ)dθ=−323cos(2θ)|2π0=0Note that we used the double angle formula for sine to simplify the integrand a little prior to the integration. We could also have done one of two substitutions for this step if we’d wanted to (and we’d get the same answer of course).