1 Chapter 2: Multiple Integrals

Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinate

 The cylindrical coordinates system in three dimension, R 3 , in fact, is an extension of

the polar coordinates in two dimension R 2 .

 A point P in cylindrical coordinates is written as (r , , z ) , where r is the distance from

pole O,  is the angle between P and the polar line and z is the height of P above the
polar plane.

 The volume of solid by using triple integrals in cylindrical coordinate (r , , z ) is given

by:
volume   1 dV   dz r dr d
G G

 To change from Cartesan coordinate to cylindrical coordinates, we use the

following substitution:
x  r cos 
y  r sin 
x2  y2  r 2
zz
0    2

 Types of problems that can be simplified using cylindrical coordinates

a. Cylinder symmetrical to z-axis
b. Cone symmetrical to z-axis
c. Paraboloid symmetrical to z-axis
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Example 1

Use cylindrical coordinates to calculate  xydV , if G is a cylinder

G
x 2  y 2  1 and 0  z  1 .

Solution

1 

G
xydV  R  0
 r cos  r sin  dz dA


  zr 2 cos  sin  dA
1

0
R
2 1
  r cos  sin  rdrd
2

0 0
2
r4
  cos  sin  0 d
1

0
4
2
1
  4 cos  sin  d
0
2
1
 sin 2 
8 0

1
 sin 2 (2 )  sin 2 (0) 
8
0
Use integration by substitution:
Let u  sin 
du  cos d
1
 4 cos  sin  d
1 1 1
  udu  u 2  sin 2 
4 8 8
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Example 2

Find the volume of the solid G which is bounded above by the hemisphere z  25  r 2 and
the lower surface z  0 and laterally by the cylinder r  3 .

Solution

Formula Volume   1 dV

G

 25  r 2 
    1dz dA
R 
 0 
25  r 2
   z  dA
R 0
2 3
 
0 0
25  r 2 rdrd

2 3/2 3
(25  r 2 )
 d
0
3
0
2
1  1 
   3 (25  3 )    (25  02 )3/2  d
2 3/2

0  3 
2
64 125
 
0
3

3
d

2
61
 
0
3
d

2
61
  Use integration by substitution:
3 0 Let u  25  r 2
122 du  2rdr
 
3 du
rdr  
2
du
 25  r 2 rdr    u
2
3/2
(25  r 2 )
3/2
u
 
3 3
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Example 3

 zdV , if G is an ellipsoid 4x  4 y 2  z 2  16 above

2
Use cylindrical coordinates to evaluate
G

xy-plane.

Solution

 16  4 r 2 
 zdV   
R 
 zdz dA

G  0

16  4 r 2
 z2 
    dA
R 
2 0
  8  2r 2 dA 4 x 2  4 y 2  z 2  16
R
2 2 z  16  4 x 2  4 y 2  16  4( x 2  y 2 )  16  4r 2
   (8  2r )rdrd
2

0 0

2 2
r4
  4r  d
2 To look at the projection on xy-plane, let z = 0
0
2 0
2 4 x 2  4 y 2  02  16
  8d 
0
4 x 2  4 y 2  16
 8
2 x2  y 2  4
0

 16
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Example 4

2 4 y 2 16  x 2  y 2

By changing to cylindrical coordinate, evaluate  

0 0

0
zdzdxdy .

Solution

2 4 y 2 16  x 2  y 2

From  
0 0

0
zdzdxdy , we can obtain the information:

x  4  y2
0 y2
0  x  4  y2

From x  4  y 2  x 2  y 2  4

Hence,

2 4 y 2 16  x 2  y 2 2 2 16  r
2

 
0 0

0
zdzdxdy   
0 0
 0
zdz rdrd

 16  r 2
2 2
z2
  r drd
0 0
2
0

2
12
2 0 0
 (16  r 2 ) rdrd


2
1 2 2 r4
  8r  d
20 4 0

2
  14d
0

 7
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Example 5

Find the volume of solid bounded above by z  x 2  y 2 , below by xy-plane, and side by
cylinder x 2  y 2  9 .

Solution
z  x2  y 2
Volume   dV
G

x  y2 
2

   x2  y 2  9
R 
 1dz dA

 0

  x 2  y 2 dA
R
2 3
   r rdrd
2

0 0

2 3 It’s projection on xy-plane

r4
 
0
4 0
d

2
81
 
0
4
d

2
 81 
  
 4 0
81
 
2