MATH 52, FALL 2007 - SOLUTIONS TO HOMEWORK 6.

Problem 25, page 343.

Determine Z Z Z
x2 + y 2 + 2z 2 dV,
W
where W is the solid cylinder defined by the inequalities x2 + y 2 4, 1 z 2.
Solution: Cylindrical coordinates are most convenient. The cylinder is defined by
r 2 and 1 z 2:
Z 2 Z 2 Z 2 Z 2 Z 2  r=2 Z 2 Z 2
2 2 1 4 2 2
(r + 2z )r dr d dz = r +z r d dz = 4 + 4z 2 d dz
1 0 0 1 0 4 r=0 1 0

8 3 2
Z 2  
2
= 8 + 8z dz = 8z + z = 48 .
1 3 1

Problem 26, page 343.

Determine Z Z Z
dV
p ,
W x + y2 + z2
2

where W is the region bounded by the two spheres x2 + y 2 + z 2 = a2 and x2 + y 2 + z 2 = b2 ,

for 0 < a < b.
Solution: Spherical coordinates are most convenient. The region is defined by a
b:
Z 2 Z Z b Z 2 Z Z b Z 2 Z
1 2 1 2 2
sin d d d = sin d d d = (b a ) sin d d
0 0 a 0 0 a 0 0 2
Z 2   Z 2
1 2 2
= (b a ) cos d = (b2 a2 ) d = 2(b2 a2 ) .
0 2 0 0

Problem 27, page 343.

Determine Z Z Z p 2 2 2
x2 + y 2 + z 2 ex +y +z dV,
W
where W is the region bounded by the two spheres x2 + y 2 + z 2 = a2 and x2 + y 2 + z 2 = b2 ,
for 0 < a < b.
Solution: Spherical coordinates are most convenient. The region is defined by a
b:
Z 2 Z Z b Z 2 Z Z b Z b
2 2 2 2
e sin d d d = sin d d 3 e d = 4 3 e d
0 0 a 0 0 a a
1
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2 2
The integrand is equal to u dv, where u = 2 , dv = e d, and v = 12 e . We apply
integration by parts:
 =b
1 2 2 b
Z =b   Z b
2
= 4 uv 4 v du = 4 e 4 e d
=a =a 2 a a

 b
2 b2 2 a2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
= 2(b e a e )2 e = 2(b2 eb eb a2 ea +ea ) = 2((b2 1)eb (a 1)ea ) .
a

Problem 29, page 343.

Find the volume of the region W that represents the intersection of the solid cylinder x2 +y 2
1 and the solid ellipsoid 2(x2 + y 2 ) + z 2 10.
Solution: The cylinder and ellipsoid are symmetric around the z axis,
so cylindrical
coordinates
are convenient. The region is defined by r 1 and 10 2r2 z
2
10 2r :
Z 2 Z 1 Z 102r2 Z 2 Z 1 p Z 2  r=1
2
1 2 3/2
r dz dr d = 2r 10 2r dr d = (102r ) d
0 0 102r2 0 0 0 3 r=0

2 2
1 4 2
Z Z
1 3/2 1 3/2 2
= 10 8 d = (10 108 8) d = (10 1016 2) = (5 5 8) .
0 3 3 0 3 3 3

Problem 30, page 343.

Find the volume of the solid W that is bounded by the paraboloid z = 9 x2 y 2 , the xy
plane, and the cylinder x2 + y 2 = 4.
Solution: Cylindrical coordinates are most convenient. The region is defined by
r 2 and 0 z 9 r2 :
Z 2 Z 2 Z 9r2
9 2 1 4 r=2
Z 2 Z 2 Z 2  
2
r dz dr d = (9 r )r dr d = r r d
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 r=0
Z 2
= 18 4 d = 2(14) = 28 .
0

Problem 22, page 356

Find
pthe centroid of the region bounded above by the sphere of radius 5 and below by the cone
z = 2 x2 + y 2
Solution:
The region is symmetric about the z-axis, so that x
and y lie on that axis (i.e. both are
zero). Thus we need only find
ZZZ
1
z = z dV
V ol(W )
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In spherical coordinates
Z 2 Z tan1 1 Z 5 tan1 1 5
4
Z 
2 2
3
= cos sin ddd = 2 cos sin d
0 0 0 0 4 0
Z tan1 1  tan1 1
625 2 625 2
2
= cos sin d = sin
2 0 4 0

125
=
4

Problem 3, Handout
Find the volume of the region that lies inside the sphere x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 4 and the cylinder
x2 + y 2 2x = 0
Solution: Note that x2 + y 2 2x = 0 can be rewritten as (x 1)2 + y 2 = 1. The
integral is
Z Z 2 cos Z 4r2 Z Z 2 cos p Z  2 cos
2 2 2 2
2 2 3/2
2 dzr dr d = 2r 4 r = (4 r )
0 0 4r2 0 0 0 3 0
Z  
16 2 16 2
= 1 sin3 d = .
3 0 3 2 3

Problem 4, Handout
Using spherical coordinates, find the volume of the solid inside the sphere of radius a and
above the cone z 2 = x2 + y 2 .
Solution: We have
Z 2 Z a Z 
a a
Z  Z
4 4
2 2
sin ddd = 2 cos d = (2 2) 2 d =
0 0 0 0 0 0

2 2 3
= a
3

Problem 5, Handout
Using cylindrical coordinates, find the moment of inertia of a solid hemisphere of radius 1
about the central axis perpendicular to the base.
Solution: The moment of inertia is given by
ZZZ
x2 + y 2 dV
H
In cylindrical coordinates,

Z 2 Z 1Z 1r2
r3 dzdrd
0 0 0
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3 5 1
1
2(1 r2 ) 2 2(1 r2 ) 2
Z p 
3
= 2 r 1 r2 dr =
0 3 5 0
4
=
15
Problem 6, Handout
Find the gravitational attraction of the region bounded above by the plane z = 1 and below
by the cone z 2 = x2 + y 2 on a unit mass placed at the origin. Assume that = 1.
Solution: In spherical coordinates,
Z 2 Z Z 1 Z   1
4 cos 4 cos
G cos sin ddd = 2G cos sin d =
0 0 0 0 0
Z
4 2
= 2G sin d = 2G(1 ).
0 2
Problem 7, Handout
Find the gravitational attraction of a solid sphere of radius 1 on a unit point mass Q on its
1
surface, if the density of the sphere at a point |P Q| 2
Solution: We center the point mass at the origin, and the north pole of the sphere at
(2, 0, 0). In spherical coordinates, the gravitational attraction is
2 cos
Z 2 Z
2
Z 2 cos Z
2
1/2 1/2 

G sin cos ddd = 4G  sin cos d
0 0 0 0 0

Z
2
3/2 4 2 2
5/2  8 2
= 2 2G (cos ) sin d = cos  = G .
0 5 0 5