DOUBLE INTEGRALS

Exercise 1 Calculate the following double integrals:

2
ey dx dy where D is the triangle ABC, A(0, 0), B(2, 2), C(−1, 2);
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1. D
Solution: Note that
1
D = {(x, y) ∈ IR2 ; 0 ≤ y ≤ 2 ∧ − y ≤ x ≤ y}.
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Hence
ZZ Z 2 "Z y #
y2 y2
e dx dy = e dx dy =
D 0 − 21 y
Z 2
23 Z 2 y2
= ey [x]y− 1 y dy =
ye dy =
0 2 2 0
3 1 y2 2 3 4 3
 
= e = e − .
2 2 0 4 4

Remark: The region D can be also represented as D = D1 ∪ D2 where

D1 = {(x, y) ∈ IR2 ; −1 ≤ x ≤ 0 ∧ −2x ≤ y ≤ 2},

D2 = {(x, y) ∈ IR2 ; 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 ∧ x ≤ y ≤ 2}.

This description yields

ZZ ZZ ZZ
y2 y2 2
e dx dy = e dx dy + ey dx dy =
D D1 D2
Z 0 Z 2  Z 2 Z 2 
y2 y2
= e dy dx + e dy dx.
−1 −2x 0 x

Can you calculate the above integrals?

sin(y 2 )dx dy where D is the triangle ABC, A(0, 0), B(2, 2), C(−1, 2);
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2. D
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3. D y ln xdx dy where D is bounded by the curves y = x, y = 2x, x = 1,
x = 2;

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 x
e y dx dy where D is bounded by the curves y 2 = x, y = 1, y = 2,
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4. D
x = 0;
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5. D cos(xy)dx dy where D is bounded by the curves 2|x|y = π, y = 1,
y = 2;
1
where D is the triangle ABC, A(−1, 0), B(1, −2),
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6. D y 2 +4y+5 dx dy
C(3, 0);

ecos y cos xdx dy where D is the triangle ABC, A(0, 0), B(1, 1), C(−1, 1);
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7. D
√
8. D ln xdx dy where D is bounded by the curves y = x1 , y = x, x = 4;
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√1
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9. D 2+ 3+y dx dy where D is the triangle ABC, A(−2, 0), B(2, 0), C(0, 1);

√2x dx dy where D is the triangle ABC, A(0, 0), B(4, 2), C(2, 2);
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10. D 31+y

1
where D is bounded by the curves y = x, y − x2 , x = 2;
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11. D x+1 dx dy

ln(y + 2)dx dy where D is bounded by the curves y 2 = x, y 2 = −x,

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12. D
y = 1;
1
where D is the triangle ABC, A(0, −2), B(2, 0), C(4, 2);
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13. D x+y+10 dx dy

x
where D is bounded by the curves y = ex , y = e−x , y = e2 ;
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14. D y dx dy

√ sin x
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15. D dx dy where D is bounded by the curves y = cos x, y = 0,
3−sin2 x
x = 0;
x2
where D is bounded by the curves y = x1 , y = x, x = 2;
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16. D y 2 dx dy

xydx dy where D is bounded by the curves y 2 = 2x, y = x − 4;

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17. D
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18. y ln xdx dy where D is the polygon ABCD, A(1, 1), B(2, 2), C(2, 4),
D
D(1, 2);
√
19. D ln12 y dx dy where D is bounded by the curves y = e, y = e, y = |x|
1
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;
4 2x
where D is bounded by the curves y = ex , y = e2x , x = 1;
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20. D y 3 e dx dy
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21. D y+1 dx dy where D is the polygon ABCD, A(−1, 0), B(2, 0), C(3, 1),
D(0, 1);

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Exercise 2 Calculate these double integrals using polar coordinates.
√
sin x2 + y 2 dx dy where D is given by π 2 ≤ x2 + y 2 ≤ 4π 2 ;
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1. D
√
2. D x x2 + y 2 dx dy where D is given by x2 + x + y 2 ≤ 0, y ≥ 0;
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Solution: Description of D in polar coordinates yields

(
π
2
≤ϕ≤π
∆: .
0 ≤ r ≤ − cos ϕ

We have
ZZ q ZZ
x x2 + y 2 dx dy = r cos ϕ · r · rdr dϕ =
D ∆
Z π Z − cos ϕ 
3
= π
r cos ϕdr dϕ =
2
0
Z π − cos ϕ
1

= cos ϕ r4 dϕ =
π
2
4 0
1Z π
= cos5 ϕdϕ =
4 π2
1Z π
= (1 − sin2 ϕ)2 cos ϕdϕ =
4 π2
1 2 3 1 5 π
 
= sin ϕ − sin ϕ + sin ϕ =
4 3 5 π
2
1 2 1 2
 
= 0−1+ − = .
4 3 5 15

arctan xy dx dy where D is given by x2 + y 2 ≤ 16, 0 ≤ y ≤ x ;

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3. D

xdx dy where D is given by 2x ≤ x2 + y 2 ≤ 4x, y ≥ x;

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4. D
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5. D x2 + y 2 dx dy where D is given by x2 − 2x + y 2 ≤ 0, y ≤ 0;
2
+ y 2 )dx dy where D is given by x2 + y 2 + y ≤ 0, x − y ≤ 0;
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6. D (x
√
7. D x x2 + y 2 dx dy where D is given by x2 + x + y 2 ≤ 0, x + y ≥ 0;
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xy 2 dx dy where D is given by x2 + y 2 + y ≤ 0, x + y ≥ 0;
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8. D

x3 ydx dy where D is given by x2 + y 2 − y ≤ 0, y ≤ x;

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9. D

3
 √
y x2 + y 2 dx dy where D is given by x2 + y 2 ≤ −2x, x + y ≥ 0;
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10. D
3
x(x2 + y 2 ) 2 dx dy where D is given by x2 + y 2 + 2y ≤ 0, x + y ≥ 0;
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11. D

ln(1 + x2 + y 2 )dx dy where D is given by 1 ≤ x2 + y 2 ≤ 4, x ≤ y ≤

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12. D
−x;
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13. D 1 − x2 − y 2 dx dy where D is given by x2 + x + y 2 ≤ 0, y ≤ 0;

ydx dy where D is given by x2 + y 2 ≤ 4y, x + y − 2 ≤ 0;

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14. D

Exercise 3 Calculate area of the region D:

1. D is bounded by the curves y = 2x, y = 21 x, xy = 2, xy = 6;

2. D is bunded by the curves xy = 1, xy = 4, y 2 = x, y 2 = 2x;

3. D is bounded by the curves y 2 = 2x, y 2 = x, x2 = 2y, x2 = y;

4. D is given by 2x ≤ x2 + y 2 ≤ 4x, y ≥ x;
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Exercise 4 Calculate are of this part of the surface S : z = 2 x whose
projection onto the xy-plane is the region bounded by the curves y 2 = 4x,
x = 1, x = 2.

Exercise 5 Calculate area of this part of the sphere S : x2 + y 2 + z 2 = R2

which lies inside the cylinder x2 + y 2 = Rx where R > 0.

Exercise 6 Calculate volume of the solids bounded by the following surfaces:

1. z = y, z = 0, x2 + y 2 = 4y;

2. z = 0, z = 4 − x2 , y = 0, y = 2;

3. x2 + y 2 = 2y, z = −x + 5, z = −x + 7;

4. z = 4y − 1, z = −2(x2 + y 2 ) − 1;

5. z = x2 + y 2 − 1, 2z = x2 + y 2 ;

6. x2 + y 2 − 4z 2 = 0, x2 + y 2 − 8x = 0;

7. x2 + y 2 ≤ 2x, x2 + y 2 + z 2 ≤ 4;

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 8. x2 + y 2 − 2x ≤ 0, x2 + y 2 = 2z, z = 0;

9. z = 0, z = x2 + y 2 , y = x2 , y = 1;

10. z = 7, z = 2(x2 + y 2 ) − 1;

11. x2 + y 2 + z 2 ≤ 4, x2 + y 2 ≤ z 2 ;

12. z = 2 − 4(x2 + y 2 ), z = 8x + 2;

13. z = 14 (x2 + y 2 ), z = 1, z = 2;

Samples of exam questions

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1. Let I = D f (x, y)dx dy. Is it true that:

(a) if f (x, y) = x2 and D is given by 1 ≤ x2 + y 2 ≤ 9, x ≤ 0 then

I < 0?
(b) if f (x, y) = −1 and D is the triangle ABC A(1, 2), B(−3, 2),
C(0, 0), then I = −4?
(c) if f (x, y) = 1 and D is bounded by the curves y = 2x ,
y = x + 1 then I < 1?

2. Let D be given by x2 + y 2 ≤ 1, x ≥ 0. Is it true that:

2
+ y 2 )dx dy = π4 ?
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(a) D (x

cos(x2 + y 2 )dx dy > 0?

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(b) D

(c) volume of the solid bounded by the planes z = −1, z = 1

whose projection onto the xy-plane is D is equal to π?

3. Is it true that:

(a) if f is continuous over D where D is the triangle ABC,i

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A(0, 0), B(1, 1), C(2, 1) then D f (x, y)dx dy = 0 1 x f (x, y)dy dx?
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(b) if D isRRthe polygon ABCD, A(−1, 0), B(2, 0), C(3, 1), D(0, 1)
then D dx dy = 3?

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 √ 3π hR
− cos α
i
(c) if D : x2 +x+y 2 ≤ 0 then x2 + y 2 dx dy = r2 dr dα?
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π
D 2
0

4. Is it true that:

(a) if D is given by x2 + x + y 2 ≤ 0, y ≥ 0 then dx dy = π4 ?

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D

(b) if f is continuous over the region D which is bounded

2
by hthe curves yi = x, y = x − 2 then D f (x, y)dx dy =
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R 2 R x−2
−1 y 2 f (x, y)dx dy?
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(c) if D : x2 +y 2 +y ≤ 0 then D x2 + y 2 dx dy = −π 0 r dr dα?