Section 16.

5: Triple Integrals in Other Coordinates

MATH 233 Fall 2020 16.5: Triple Integrals in Other Coordinates

1. Sketch the surface given by z = 2r.

√
2. Sketch / describe the surface given by the inequalities z ≤ r ≤ 1, 0 ≤ θ ≤ π, z ≥ 0.
MATH 233 Fall 2020 16.5: Triple Integrals in Other Coordinates
√
3. Set up an iterated integral in rectangular coordinates that gives the volume of the solid described by z ≤ r ≤ 1, 0 ≤ θ ≤ π,
z ≥ 0.

Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates

∫∫∫
For a continuous function f over a solid E ⊆ R3 , f (x, y, z) dV =
E

4. Write an iterated integral in cylindrical coordinates that gives the volume of that same solid.
MATH 233 Fall 2020 16.5: Triple Integrals in Other Coordinates

The Spherical Coordinates of a point P are (ρ, θ, ϕ), where

5. Describe the surface the spherical equation θ = c, c constant represents.

6. Poll What surface does the equation ρ = a, a constant, represent?

7. Poll What surface does the equation ϕ = b, b constant, represent?

MATH 233 Fall 2020 16.5: Triple Integrals in Other Coordinates

π
8. Sketch / describe the solid given by 2 ≤ ρ ≤ 5, ≤ϕ≤π
2

Spherical Conversion Formulas

MATH 233 Fall 2020 16.5: Triple Integrals in Other Coordinates

To write a triple integral as an iterated integral in spherical coordinates, we need to determine the volume element, dV .
MATH 233 Fall 2020 16.5: Triple Integrals in Other Coordinates

9. Set up an iterated
√ integral that gives the volume of the solid inside the sphere centered at the origin with radius 2, inside
the cone z = x2 + y 2 , and to the left of the xz plane.

∫∫∫ 2
10. Set up an iterated integral for x y dV , where E is the solid under the horizontal plane z = 2, above the cone
1
√ E
z = 2 x + y , and outside the sphere x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1.
2 2