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This document discusses double integrals in Cartesian and polar coordinates. In Cartesian coordinates, the area element is dA = dxdy and double integrals over rectangles can be evaluated as iterated integrals. More complicated regions can be written as having either an x-dependent or y-dependent range. In polar coordinates, any point can be described by (r, θ) and the area element is dA = rdrdθ. Double integrals in polar coordinates can also be written as iterated integrals depending on either an r-dependent or θ-dependent range.

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This document discusses double integrals in Cartesian and polar coordinates. In Cartesian coordinates, the area element is dA = dxdy and double integrals over rectangles can be evaluated as iterated integrals. More complicated regions can be written as having either an x-dependent or y-dependent range. In polar coordinates, any point can be described by (r, θ) and the area element is dA = rdrdθ. Double integrals in polar coordinates can also be written as iterated integrals depending on either an r-dependent or θ-dependent range.

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Lecture 8 - Double integrals in cartesian and polar coordinates -

7/21/2014 — Interphase 2014 Calc 3


22. Double integrals in Cartesian coordinates

a. In Cartesian coordinates, dA = dxdy.

b. The double integral over the rectangle [a, b] × [c, d] can be evaluated as an iterated integral

b d d b

∬[a,b]×[c,d] ∫ a (∫ c ) ∫ c (∫ a )
f (x, y)dA = f (x, y)dy dx = f (x, y)dx dy

c. Many complicated regions can be written as:


(I) An x -dependent range of y :

xmin ≤ x ≤ xmax , ymin (x) ≤ y ≤ ymax (x)


(II) A y -dependent range of x :

ymin ≤ y ≤ ymax , xmin (y) ≤ x ≤ xmax (y)

d. If R is of form (I) or (II), then the double integral can be written as an iterated integral:

xmax ymax (x)

∬R ∫xmin (∫ymin (x) )


f (x, y)dxdy = f (x, y)dy dx

ymax xmax (y)

∬R ∫ymin (∫xmin (y) )


f (x, y)dxdy = f (x, y)dx dy

e. To evaluate a double integral


1. Draw the region of integration
2. Describe the region as a x -dependent range of y or a y -dependent range of x
3. Write down the iterated integrals
4. Simplify and evaluate the inside integral
5. Evaluate the outside integral

23. Double integrals in polar coordinates

a. Any point in 2d can be described by (r, θ), where r ≥ 0 and −π < θ ≤ π or 0 ≤ θ < 2π .

b. The point (r, θ) in polar coordinates corresponds to (r cos θ, r sin θ) in Cartesian


coordinates.

c. In polar coordinates, the area element is dA = rdrdθ .

d. To evaluate an integral in polar coordinates, write the region as


(I) An r -dependent range of θ:

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rmin ≤ r ≤ rmax , θmin (r) ≤ θ ≤ θmax (r)
(II) A θ-dependent range of r :

θmin ≤ θ ≤ θmax , rmin (θ) ≤ r ≤ rmax (θ)


Then, write the iterated integral

rmax θmax (r)

∬R ∬R ∫rmin (∫θmin (r) )


f dA = f (r, θ)rdrdθ = f (r, θ)rdθ dr

θmax rmax (θ)

∬R ∬R ∫θmin (∫rmin (θ) )


f dA = f (r, θ)rdrdθ = f (r, θ)rdr dθ

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