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Calculating volume with integrals

Charles队长 · Bilibili · 1:20

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This video demonstrates how to calculate the volume of a solid bounded by the paraboloid z=x2+y2z = x^2 + y^2 and the plane z=x+yz = x + y. It first finds the boundary of the projection region by equating the two surfaces, determining the integration limits. Then it converts the triple integral into a double integral over the projected circular domain. Finally, using a shifted polar coordinate transformation, it computes the exact volume as π/8π/8.

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0:00Problem Setup and 3D Geometry Visualization0:25Finding Projection Region and Integration Bounds0:44Setting up Double Integral and Final Calculation

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This segment shows how to find the volume enclosed by the surface z=x2+y2z=x^2+y^2 and the plane z=x+yz=x+y. The visual displays a 3D coordinate system with an upward-opening paraboloid and a tilted intersecting plane, forming a closed solid.

To determine the integration range, we project the intersection curve onto the xy-plane by setting x2+y2=x+yx^2+y^2=x+y. Completing the square yields (x−1/2x-1/2)^2+(y−1/2)2=1/22+(y-1/2)^2=1/2, defining a circular region centered at (1/21/2, 1/21/2) with radius sqrt(2)/2. Within this domain, the plane serves as the upper bound and the paraboloid as the lower bound for z.

The volume is expressed as the double integral V=∬D(x+y−x2−y2)dxdyV = \iint _D (x+y - x^2-y^2) dx dy. Since the circular domain is off-center, we apply a translated polar substitution: x=1/2+rcos⁡θx=1/2+r \cos θ, y=1/2+rsin⁡θy=1/2+r \sin θ. After simplification, the integral becomes ∫02πdθ∫0\int _0^{2π} dθ \int _0^{√2/22/2} r(1/2−r2)r(1/2-r^2) dr, which evaluates exactly to π/8π/8.

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Double Integral Formula for Volume

When a solid is bounded above and below by surfaces z=fz=f_top(x,y) and z=fz=f_bottom(x,y), its volume equals the double integral of their difference over the projection region D in the xy-plane.

V=∬D[ftop(x,y)−fbottom(x,y)]dxdyV = \iint_D [f_{top}(x,y) - f_{bottom}(x,y)] dx dy
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Solving for the Projection Region

The projection boundary is found by eliminating z from the two surface equations. Here, x2+y2=x+yx^2+y^2=x+y is rearranged via completing the square into a standard circle equation, revealing the center and radius needed for integration limits.

x2+y2−x−y=0  ⟹  (x−12)2+(y−12)2=12x^2+y^2-x-y=0 \implies (x-\frac{1}{2})^2+(y-\frac{1}{2})^2=\frac{1}{2}
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Shifted Polar Coordinate Substitution

For circular domains not centered at the origin, standard polar coordinates are insufficient. Instead, translate the coordinate system so the circle's center moves to the origin before applying polar variables; the Jacobian remains r.

x=12+rcos⁡θ,y=12+rsin⁡θx = \frac{1}{2} + r\cos\theta, \quad y = \frac{1}{2} + r\sin\theta
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Final Computed Result

After algebraic simplification under the shifted polar substitution, the integrand reduces effectively to terms involving (1/2−r21/2 - r^2). Integrating against the area element r dr dθ produces the final closed-form answer.

V=π8V = \frac{\pi}{8}

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    The reviewed volume card integrates the upper-minus-lower height over the projected region. For the surfaces z=x+yz=x+y and z=x2+y2z=x^2+y^2, that region is (x−1/2)2+(y−1/2)2≤1/2(x-1/2)^2+(y-1/2)^2\le1/2, and the height is nonnegative there. A translated polar substitution includes the Jacobian factor r and yields volume π/8\pi/8. This is a double-integral volume application.

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