Calculus 3 : Multiple Integration

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Example Questions

Example Question #4 : Double Integration Over General Regions

Compute the following integral: 

\(\displaystyle \int_{1}^{2}\int_{0}^{2}(x^3+y^2)dydx\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle \frac{120}{15}\)

\(\displaystyle 11\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{130}{12}\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{122}{12}\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle \frac{122}{12}\)

Explanation:

First, you must evaluate the integral with respect to y and solving within the bounds.

In doing so, you get \(\displaystyle x^3y+\frac{y^3}{3}\) and you evaluate for y from 0 to 2.

This gets you 

\(\displaystyle \int_{1}^{2}(2x^3+\frac{8}{3})dx\).

This time evaluating the integral with respect to x gets you 

\(\displaystyle \frac{2x^4}{4}+\frac{8}{3}x\).

Evaluating for x from 1 to 2 gets you 

\(\displaystyle \frac{122}{12}\).

Example Question #7 : Double Integration Over General Regions

Evaluate the double integral.

\(\displaystyle \int_{0}^{7} \int_{0}^{5} 2x+7\,dxdy\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 710\)

\(\displaystyle 125\)

\(\displaystyle 365\)

\(\displaystyle 420\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 420\)

Explanation:

When solving double integrals, we compute the integral on the inside first.

\(\displaystyle \int_{0}^{7} \int_{0}^{5} 2x+7\,dxdy=\int_0^7x^2+7x|_{x=0}^{x=5}\,dy\)

\(\displaystyle =\int_0^75^2+7(5)-0^2+7(0)\,dy\)

\(\displaystyle =\int_0^760\,dy\)

\(\displaystyle =60y|_{y=0}^{y=7}\)

\(\displaystyle =420-0\)

\(\displaystyle =420\)

Example Question #1 : Double Integration Over General Regions

Evaluate the double integral.

\(\displaystyle \int_{0}^{6} \int_{0}^{4} 6y+8\,dxdy\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 540\)

\(\displaystyle 624\)

\(\displaystyle 312\)

\(\displaystyle 315\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 624\)

Explanation:

When solving double integrals, we compute the integral on the inside first.

\(\displaystyle \int_{0}^{6} \int_{0}^{4} 6y+8\,dxdy=\int_0^66xy+8x|_{x=0}^{x=4}\,dy\)

\(\displaystyle =\int_0^6 6(4)y+8(4)-6(0)y-8(0)\,dy\)

\(\displaystyle =\int_0^624y+32\,dy\)

\(\displaystyle =12y^2+32y|_{y=0}^{y=6}\)

\(\displaystyle =12(6)^2+32(6)-[12(0)^2+32(0)]\)

\(\displaystyle =624\)

Example Question #6 : Double Integration Over General Regions

Evaluate the double integral

\(\displaystyle \int_{0}^{3} \int_{0}^{4} 3x+6\,dydx\)

 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 324\)

\(\displaystyle 256\)

\(\displaystyle 126\)

\(\displaystyle 200\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 126\)

Explanation:

When solving double integrals, we compute the integral on the inside first.

\(\displaystyle \int_{0}^{3} \int_{0}^{4} 3x+6\,dydx=\int_0^33xy+6y|_{y=0}^{y=4}\,dx\)

\(\displaystyle =\int_0^33x(4)+6(4)-[3x(0)+6(0)]\,dx\)

\(\displaystyle =\int_0^312x+24\,dx\)

\(\displaystyle =6x^2+24x|_{x=0}^{x=3}\)

\(\displaystyle =6(3)^2+24(3)-6(0)^2-24(0)\)

\(\displaystyle =126\)

Example Question #7 : Double Integration Over General Regions

Evaluate the integral \(\displaystyle \int_{1}^{3}\int_{0}^{2}(xy^3)dxdy\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 10\)

\(\displaystyle -10\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 10\)

Explanation:

First, you must evaluate the integral with respect to x. This gets you \(\displaystyle y^3\frac{x^2}{2}dy\) evaluated from \(\displaystyle x=0\) to \(\displaystyle x=2\). This becomes \(\displaystyle \int_{1}^{3}2y^3dy\). Solving this integral with respect to y gets you \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}y^4\). Evaluating from \(\displaystyle y=1\) to \(\displaystyle y=3\), you get \(\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}(\frac{3^4}{4}-\frac{1}{4})=10\).

Example Question #671 : Multiple Integration

Evaluate the following integral: \(\displaystyle \int_{0}^{1}\int_{3}^{6}(6x^2z)dzdx\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 54\)

\(\displaystyle 27\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle 15\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 27\)

Explanation:

First, you must evaluate the integral with respect to z. Using the rules for integration, we get \(\displaystyle 3x^2z^2dx\) evaluated from \(\displaystyle z=3\) to \(\displaystyle z=6\). The result is \(\displaystyle \int_{0}^{1}54x^2dx\). This becomes \(\displaystyle 27x^3\), evaluated from \(\displaystyle x=0\) to \(\displaystyle x=1\). The final answer is \(\displaystyle 27\).

Example Question #671 : Multiple Integration

Evaluate:

\(\displaystyle \int_{1}^{3}\int_{y}^{2y}dxdy\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle -4\)

\(\displaystyle 0\)

\(\displaystyle 4\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 4\)

Explanation:

To evaluate the iterated integral, we start with the innermost integral, evaluated with respect to x:

\(\displaystyle \int_{y}^{2y}dx=x\left.\begin{matrix} 2y\\y \end{matrix}\right|=2y-y=y\)

The integral was found using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \int dx=x+C\)

Now, we evaluate the last remaining integral, using our answer above from the previous integral as our integrand:

\(\displaystyle \int_{1}^{3}ydy=\frac{y^2}{2}\left.\begin{matrix} 3\\1 \end{matrix}\right|=\frac{9}{2}-\frac{1}{2}=4\)

The integral was found using the following rule:

\(\displaystyle \int x^ndx=\frac{x^{n+1}}{n+1}+C\)

 

Example Question #11 : Double Integration Over General Regions

Evaluate the double integral 

\(\displaystyle \int_{0}^{1} \int_{0}^{2}x+y\,dx\,dy\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 2\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle 7\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 3\)

Explanation:

To evaluate the double integral, compute the inside integral first.

\(\displaystyle \int_{0}^{1} \int_{0}^{2}x+y\,dx\,dy=\int_0^1 (\frac{1}{2}x^2+xy|_{x=0}^{x=2}dy\)

\(\displaystyle =\int_0^12+2y\,dy\)

\(\displaystyle =2y+y^2|_{y=0}^{y=1}\)

\(\displaystyle =2(1)+1^2-[2(0)+0^2]\)

\(\displaystyle =3\)

Example Question #671 : Multiple Integration

Evaluate the double integral

\(\displaystyle \int_0^2 \int_0^1 y-2x\,dx\,dy\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 11\)

\(\displaystyle 0\)

\(\displaystyle -6\)

\(\displaystyle 4\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 0\)

Explanation:

aTo evaluate the double integral, compute the inside integral first.

\(\displaystyle \int_{0}^{2} \int_{0}^{1}y-2x\,dx\,dy=\int_0^2 (xy-x^2|_{x=0}^{x=1}dy\)

\(\displaystyle =\int_0^2 y-1\,dy\)

\(\displaystyle =\frac{1}{2}y^2-y|_{y=0}^{y=2}\)

\(\displaystyle =\frac{1}{2}(2)^2-2-[\frac{1}{2}(0)^2-0]\)

\(\displaystyle =0\)

Example Question #672 : Multiple Integration

Evaluate the double integral

\(\displaystyle \int_0^3 \int_0^4 2x-2y \,dy\,dx\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 14\)

\(\displaystyle -16\)

\(\displaystyle -12\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle -12\)

Explanation:

To evaluate the double integral, compute the inside integral first.

\(\displaystyle \int_{0}^{3} \int_{0}^{4}2x-2y\,dy\,dx=\int_0^3 2xy-y^2|_{y=0}^{y=4}dx\)

\(\displaystyle =\int_0^3 8x-16\,dx\)

\(\displaystyle =4x^2-16x|_{x=0}^{x=3}\)

\(\displaystyle =4(3)^2-16(3)-[4(0)^2-16(0)]\)

\(\displaystyle =-12\)

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