Section 16.

3: Double Integrals In Polar Coordinates

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Evaluate f (x, y) dA where R is a region such as:
R

The key is to determine the area element when approximations of the region use “polar rectangles,” a ≤ r ≤ b, α ≤ θ ≤ β.
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1. Evaluate (x + y) dA
D1

2. Find the area of the region that is inside the cardioid r = 1 + cos θ and outside the unit circle x2 + y 2 = 1 (region D2 ).
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3. Poll Evaluate 16 − x2 − y 2 dA, where D = {(x, y) : x2 + y 2 ≤ 9}.
D
∫ 2π ∫ 3 √
A. 16 − r2 dr dθ
0 0
∫ 2π ∫ 9 √
B. r 16 − r2 dr dθ
0 0
∫ 2π ∫ 3 √
C. r 16 − r2 dr dθ
0 0
∫ 3 ∫ 2π √
D. 16 − r2 dr dθ
0 0
∫ 9 ∫ 2π √
E. r 16 − r2 dr dθ
0 0

∫ 0 ∫ √
16−x2
4. Convert √
(x2 − 2y 3 ) dy dx to an interated integral in polar coordinates.
−4 − 16−x2