Understanding Double Integrals
Understanding Double Integrals
Hoang Hai Ha
HoChiMinh City University of Technology
Faculty of Applied Science, Department of Applied Mathematics
Email: hoanghaiha@hcmut.edu.vn
HCMC — 2020.
D EFINITION 1.1
The double integral of f (x, y) over the rectangle D is
Ï m X
X n
f (x, y)d A = lim f (x i∗j , y i∗j )∆x∆y
m,n→∞
i =1 j =1
D
D EFINITION 1.1
The double integral of f (x, y) over the rectangle D is
Ï m X
X n
f (x, y)d A = lim f (x i∗j , y i∗j )∆x∆y
m,n→∞
i =1 j =1
D
P ROPERTIES
P ROPERTIES
Î
We shall evaluate integral f (x, y)d xd y, where
D
D = {(x, y) ∈ R2 , a ≤ x ≤ b, c ≤ y ≤ d }, then
Ï Zb h Zd i
f (x, y)d xd y = f (x, y)d y d x
a
D
|c {z }
fix x as constant
E XAMPLE 1.1
Ï
Evaluate I = (3y 2 − x)d A, where
D
D = {(x, y) : 0 É x É 2, 1 É y É 2}.
E XAMPLE 1.2
Find the volume of the solid lying under elliptic
paraboloid x 2 /4 + y 2 /9 + z = 1 and above the rectangle
R = [−1, 1] × [−2, 2].
E XAMPLE 1.3
Î
Evaluate (x + 2y)d A, when D is the region bounded by
D
y = 2x 2 and y = 1 + x 2 .
E XAMPLE 1.3
Î
Evaluate (x + 2y)d A, when D is the region bounded by
D
y = 2x 2 and y = 1 + x 2 .
T HEOREM 1.2
If f (x, y) is continuous on the region D: c É y É d ,
h 1 (y) É x É h 2 (y), and h 1 (y), h 2 (y) are continuous on
[c, d ], then
Ï Z d ·Z h 2 (y) ¸
f (x, y)d A = f (x, y)d x d y (2)
c h 1 (y)
D
E XAMPLE 1.4
Î
Evaluate x yd A, where D is the region bounded by
D
y = x − 1 and y 2 = 2x + 6
E XAMPLE 1.4
Î
Evaluate x yd A, where D is the region bounded by
D
y = x − 1 and y 2 = 2x + 6
E XAMPLE 1.5
Evaluate sin(y 2 )d xd y, where D is triangle whose
Î
D
vertices are (0, 0), (0, 1), (1, 1).
E XAMPLE 1.5
Evaluate sin(y 2 )d xd y, where D is triangle whose
Î
D
vertices are (0, 0), (0, 1), (1, 1).
E XAMPLE 1.6
R1 R1 x 2
Evaluate d y e d x
0 y
P OLAR COORDINATES
x2 + y 2 = R2 ⇔ r = R
(
0≤r ≤R
x2 + y 2 ≤ R2 ⇔
0 ≤ ϕ ≤ 2π
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Double integral in polar coordinates
x 2 + y 2 = 2R x x 2 + y 2 ≤ 2Rx
⇔ r = 2R cos ϕ
0 ≤ r ≤ 2R cos ϕ
⇔ π π
− ≤ ϕ ≤
2 2
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Double integral in polar coordinates
x 2 + y 2 = 2R y x 2 + y 2 ≤ 2R y
⇔ r = 2R sin ϕ
(
0 ≤ r ≤ 2R sin ϕ
⇔
0≤ϕ≤π
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Double integral in polar coordinates
Zβ Zb
= dϕ f (r cos ϕ, r sin ϕ)r d r
α a
T HEOREM 2.1
If f (x, y) is continuous on a polar rectangle
D = {(r, ϕ) : 0 É a É r É b, α É ϕ É β}, where 0 É β − α É 2π,
then
Ï Zβ Zb
f (x, y)d A = f (r cos ϕ, r sin ϕ)r d r d ϕ
D α a
E XAMPLE 2.1
Ï
Evaluate I = (3x + 4y 2 )d A where
D
D = {(x, y) : 1 É x 2 + y 2 É 4, y Ê 0}.
E XAMPLE 2.1
Ï
Evaluate I = (3x + 4y 2 )d A where
D
D = {(x, y) : 1 É x 2 + y 2 É 4, y Ê 0}.
SOLUTION:
Change into polar coordinates x = r cos ϕ, y = r sin ϕ,
then rewrite D as
D = {(r, ϕ) : 1 ≤ r ≤ 2, 0 ≤ ϕ ≤ π}
Zπ Z2
I= dϕ (3r cos ϕ + 4r 2 sin2 ϕ)r d r
0 1
E XAMPLE 2.2
Ï
Evaluate I = (x + y)d A, where
D
2 2
D : 1 É x + y É 4, y Ê 0, x Ê 0, y Ê x.
E XAMPLE 2.2
Ï
Evaluate I = (x + y)d A, where
D
2 2
D : 1 É x + y É 4, y Ê 0, x Ê 0, y Ê x.
S OLUTION
Change into polar coordinates x = r cos ϕ, y = r sin ϕ,
then rewrite D as
π π
D = {(r, ϕ) : 1 ≤ r ≤ 2, ≤ ϕ ≤ }
4 2
Zπ/2 Z2
I = d ϕ (cos ϕ + sin ϕ)r 2 d r
π/4 1
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Double integral in polar coordinates Double integral in general polar region
T HEOREM 2.2
If f (x, y) is continuous on a polar region of the form
D = {(r, ϕ) : α É ϕ É β, h 1 (ϕ) É r É h 2 (ϕ)} then
T HEOREM 2.2
If f (x, y) is continuous on a polar region of the form
D = {(r, ϕ) : α É ϕ É β, h 1 (ϕ) É r É h 2 (ϕ)} then
Ï Zβ hZ2 (ϕ)
D α h 1 (ϕ)
E XAMPLE 2.3
Ï
Evaluate I = 2xd A where
D
D = {(x, y) : 2x É x 2 + y 2 É 6x, y É x}.
E XAMPLE 2.3
Ï
Evaluate I = 2xd A where
D
D = {(x, y) : 2x É x 2 + y 2 É 6x, y É x}.
S OLUTION
Let: x = r cos ϕ, y = r sin ϕ, then
π π
D = {(r, ϕ) : 2 cos ϕ ≤ r ≤ 6 cos ϕ, − ≤ϕ≤ }
2 4
E XAMPLE 2.3
Ï
Evaluate I = 2xd A where
D
D = {(x, y) : 2x É x 2 + y 2 É 6x, y É x}.
S OLUTION
Let: x = r cos ϕ, y = r sin ϕ, then
π π
D = {(r, ϕ) : 2 cos ϕ ≤ r ≤ 6 cos ϕ, − ≤ϕ≤ }
2 4
π
Z4 cos ϕ
6Z
I= dϕ 2r 2 cos ϕd r
− π2 2 cos ϕ
R ECALL
Volume of the solid S that lies above region D and under
Ï
graph z = f (x, y) is f (x, y)d A
D
R ECALL
Volume of the solid S that lies above region D and under
Ï
graph z = f (x, y) is f (x, y)d A
D
E XAMPLE 3.1
Find the volume of the solid S that lies under the plane
3x + 2y − z = 0 and above the region enclosed by the
parabolas y = x 2 and x = y 2 .
D ETERMINE PROJECTION
Projection D is determined by following steps:
EP 1) Project all surfaces with equations having only "x"
and "y" onto the xy plane.
EP 2) Project the intersection curve of f 1 (x, y) and f 2 (x, y)
onto the xy plane(if any) by finding f 1 (x, y) = f 2 (x, y).
D ETERMINE PROJECTION
Projection D is determined by following steps:
EP 1) Project all surfaces with equations having only "x"
and "y" onto the xy plane.
EP 2) Project the intersection curve of f 1 (x, y) and f 2 (x, y)
onto the xy plane(if any) by finding f 1 (x, y) = f 2 (x, y).
E XAMPLE 3.2
Find the volume of solid S enclosed by the cylinders
z = x 2 , y = x 2 and the planes z = 0, y = 4.
E XAMPLE 3.2
Find the volume of solid S enclosed by the cylinders
z = x 2 , y = x 2 and the planes z = 0, y = 4.
S OLUTION
1 Taking 2 equations containing z firstly, they are z = x 2
and z = 0. Since x 2 ≥ 0, so z = x 2 lies above surface
z = 0.
E XAMPLE 3.2
Find the volume of solid S enclosed by the cylinders
z = x 2 , y = x 2 and the planes z = 0, y = 4.
S OLUTION
1 Taking 2 equations containing z firstly, they are z = x 2
and z = 0. Since x 2 ≥ 0, so z = x 2 lies above surface
z = 0.
2 Projection D of S on x y plane is defined by
y = x 2 , y = 4 (not containing z) (Step 1)and
x 2 = 0 ↔ x = 0 (eliminate z between two
surfaces)(Step 2)
3 Two equations from Step 1 generated closed region
so we don’t need use equation in Step 2.
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Application of double integral Volume of solid
where D = {(x, y) : −2 ≤ x ≤
2, x 2 ≤ y ≤ 4}
Z2 Z4
V= dx x 2d y
−2 x2
E XAMPLE 3.3
Find the volume of solid S bounded by
z = x, y = x, x + y = 2, z = 0
S OLUTION
(
z = x(S 1 )
Two equations containing z:
z = 0(S 2 )
(
y = x, x + y = 2
projection D:
x =0
S OLUTION
Î
Volume is V = (x − 0)d xd y, where
D
D : y = x, x + y = 2, x = 0. Question: why do we know
that S 1 lies above S 2 ?
Volume of solid is:
Z1 Z2−x
V= dx xd y
0 x
E XAMPLE 3.4
Find the volume of solid enclosed by the cylinder
x 2 + y 2 = 1, the planes y = z, x = 0, z = 0 in the first octant.
E XAMPLE 3.4
Find the volume of solid enclosed by the cylinder
x 2 + y 2 = 1, the planes y = z, x = 0, z = 0 in the first octant.
SOLUTION
(
z=y
Two equations containg z:
z =0
E XAMPLE 3.4
Find the volume of solid enclosed by the cylinder
x 2 + y 2 = 1, the planes y = z, x = 0, z = 0 in the first octant.
SOLUTION
(
z=y
Two equations containg z:
z =0
Projection D on x y plane: x 2 + y 2 = 1, x = 0, first
octant means we take the part satisfying
x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, z ≥ 0. Then the projection D is bounded
by x 2 + y 2 = 1, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0.
SOLUTION
The volume is: Ï
V= (y − 0)d xd y
D
S IMILAR APPLICATION
Physicists also consider other types of density that can be
treated in the same manner.
For example, if an electric charge is distributed over a
region D and the charge density (in units of charge per
unit area) is given by σ(x, y) at a point (x, y) in D, then
the total charge Q is given by:
Ï
Q= σ(x, y)d A
D
E XAMPLE 3.5
Electric charge is distributed over the lamina occupying
region 2 ≤px 2 + y 2 ≤ 4 so that the charge density at (x, y) is
σ(x, y) = x 2 + y 2 (C oul umbs/m 2 ). Find the total charge
of the disk.
E XAMPLE 3.5
Electric charge is distributed over the lamina occupying
region 2 ≤px 2 + y 2 ≤ 4 so that the charge density at (x, y) is
σ(x, y) = x 2 + y 2 (C oul umbs/m 2 ). Find the total charge
of the disk.
E XAMPLE 3.6
Find the mass of a triangular lamina with vertices
(0, 0), (0, 2), (1, 0) with density mass at each point is
ρ(x, y) = x + y.