Double Integrals

Polar Rectangles and Integration

  • Polar rectangle enables finding equivalent limits of integration in terms of R and θ.

Factoring Integrals

  • If the integrand can be factored as a function of x times a function of y, the integral can be separated.
  • Example:
    \int \int x/(x^2+1) * y^2 dA = \int y^2 dy * \int x/(x^2+1) dx

U-Substitution Example

  • u = x^2 + 1
  • du = 2x dx
  • du/2 = x dx
  • If x = 1, then u = 2
  • If x = 0, then u = 1
  • \int1^2 (1/2) du/u = (1/2) ln(u) |1^2 = (1/2) ln(2)

Combining Results

  • If \int \int x/(x^2+1) * y^2 dA = \int y^2 dy * \int x/(x^2+1) dx = 18 * (1/2)ln(2) = 9ln(2)

Generalized Rectangles and Strong Fubini Theorem

  • Generalized rectangles allow iterated integrals on non-rectangular regions.
  • Sometimes called the strong version of the Fubini Theorem.

Type 1 Regions

  • Bounded by two vertical lines x = a and x = b.
  • y varies between two functions of x, y = g1(x) and y = g2(x).
  • The integral of a function f over a type 1 region D is:
    \int \intD f(x, y) dA = \inta^b \int{g1(x)}^{g_2(x)} f(x, y) dy dx

Type 2 Regions

  • Bounded by two horizontal lines y = c and y = d.
  • x varies between two functions of y, x = h1(y) and x = h2(y).
  • The integral of a function f over a type 2 region D is:
    \int \intD f(x, y) dA = \intc^d \int{h1(y)}^{h_2(y)} f(x, y) dx dy

Example: Evaluating Integral on Generalized Rectangle

  • Evaluate \int \int_D (x + 2y) dA where D is bounded by y = 2x^2 and y = 1 + x^2.
  • First step: sketch the region.
  • Find the intersection points of the two curves:
    2x^2 = x^2 + 1 => x^2 = 1 => x = \pm 1
  • Set up the double integral:
    \int{-1}^1 \int{2x^2}^{x^2+1} (x + 2y) dy dx
  • Inner integral:
    \int{2x^2}^{x^2+1} (x + 2y) dy = xy + y^2 |{2x^2}^{x^2+1} = x(x^2+1) + (x^2+1)^2 - [x(2x^2) + (2x^2)^2]

Simplifying the Integrand

  • Simplify the expression:
    x^3 + x + x^4 + 2x^2 + 1 - 2x^3 - 4x^4 = -3x^4 - x^3 + 2x^2 + x + 1

Using Symmetry to Simplify Integration

  • Fact 1: If g(x) is an even function, then \int{-a}^a g(x) dx = 2 \int0^a g(x) dx.
  • Fact 2: If g(x) is an odd function, then \int_{-a}^a g(x) dx = 0.
  • Apply these facts to the integral:
    \int{-1}^1 (-3x^4 - x^3 + 2x^2 + x + 1) dx = 2 \int0^1 (-3x^4 + 2x^2 + 1) dx
  • Integrate:
    2 [-3x^5/5 + 2x^3/3 + x]_0^1 = 2 [-3/5 + 2/3 + 1] = 2 [-9/15 + 10/15 + 15/15] = 2 [16/15] = 32/15

Example 2: Generalized Rectangles

  • Evaluate \int \int_D xy dA where D is bounded by y = x - 1 and y^2 = 2x + 6.
  • Sketch the region.
  • Solve for the intersection points:
    (x-1)^2 = 2x + 6 => x^2 - 2x + 1 = 2x + 6 => x^2 - 4x - 5 = 0 => (x-5)(x+1) = 0
  • x = 5 or x = -1
  • Corresponding y values: If x = 5, y = 4. If x = -1, y = -2.
  • Express x as a function of y: x = y + 1 and x = (y^2/2) - 3.
  • Set up the integral:
    \int{-2}^4 \int{(y^2/2)-3}^{y+1} xy dx dy
  • \int{-2}^4 \int{(y^2/2)-3}^{y+1} xy dx dy = 1/2 \int_{-2}^4 y((y+1)^2 - ((y^2/2)-3)^2)dy

Example: Interchanging Order of Integration

  • Evaluate \int0^1 \int{\sqrt{x}}^1 \sqrt{y^3 + 1} dy dx
  • Sketch the region. The region is bounded by x = 0, x = 1, y = \sqrt{x}, and y = 1.
  • Change to type II. The region is bounded by y = 0, y = 1, x = 0, and x = y^2.
  • The integral becomes:
    \int0^1 \int0^{y^2} \sqrt{y^3 + 1} dx dy
  • Evaluate the inner integral:
    \int0^{y^2} \sqrt{y^3 + 1} dx = \sqrt{y^3 + 1} * x |0^{y^2} = y^2 \sqrt{y^3 + 1}
  • Evaluate the outer integral using u-substitution:
    • u = y^3 + 1
    • du = 3y^2 dy
    • The integral becomes:
      \int0^1 y^2 \sqrt{y^3 + 1} dy = 1/3 \int1^2 \sqrt{u} du = [2/9 * u^(3/2)]_1^2 = 2/9 * (2^(3/2) - 1)

Polar Coordinates

  • If f is continuous on polar rectangle R defined by: R = {(r, θ) | a ≤ r ≤ b, α ≤ θ ≤ β}
  • Then
    \int \intR f(x, y) dA = \intα^β \int_a^b f(r cos(θ), r sin(θ)) r dr dθ

Transformation Equations

  • x = r cos θ
  • y = r sin θ
  • dA = r dr dθ

Example - disk to polar cordinates

  • Evaluate Integral by making a change to polar coordinates: \int \int_D 2x-y dA , where D is a disk radius 2
  • $\int0^{2\pi} \int0^2 2 r cos(θ) - rsin(θ) r dr dθ$