SHWS C11: TRIPLE INTEGRATION 29

Self-Help Work Sheets C11: Triple Integration

These problems are intended to give you more practice on some of the skills the chapter on
Triple Integration has sought to develop. They do not cover everything so a careful review
of the Chapter and your class notes is also in order.

Problems for Fun and Practice

1. For each of the following solids give a description in rectangular coordinates in the
order specied:

x2 y2 z2
(a) S is bounded above by + + = 1 and below by z = 2. Description:
9 36 16
in terms of range on z, then y, then x.
x 2 y2 z2 y z
(b) S is bounded above by + + = 1 and below by + = 1. Description:
16 36 16 6 4
in terms of range on z, then x, then y.

2. Each of the following iterated integrals cannot be easily done in the order given.
Convince yourself that this is true and then convert each one to an equivalent iterated
integral that can be done and evaluate it.

! 2 !1 !1
" #
(a) sinh z 2 dzdyd x
0 0 y

! 2 !4 !2
3
(b) yze x d xdydz
0 0 z

3. Convert each of the following to an equivalent triple integ4al in cylindrical coordi-

nates and evaluate.

2
!5 !25x !6
d zd yd x
(a) $
x 2 + y2
0 0 0
x 2 +y 2
4x 2
!2 ! !2
zdzd yd x
(b) $
x 2 + y2
0 0 0
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4. Convert each of the following to an equivalent triple integral in spherical coordinates

and evaluate.

2 2 2
!1 !1x 1x! y
dzdyd x
(a)
1 + x 2 + y2 + z2
0 0 0

2 2 2
!3 !9x 9x! y
(b) x zdzdyd x
0 0 0

5. Convert to cylindrical coordinates and evaluate the integral

! ! ! $
(a) x 2 + y 2d V where S is the solid in the rst octant
S bounded by the coordinate plane, the
plane z = 4, and the cylinder x 2 + y 2 =
25.
! ! !
" # 32
(b) x 2 + y2 dV where S is the solid bounded above by
1" 2 #
S the paraboloid z = x + y 2 , be-
2
low by the x y-plane, and laterally by
the cylinder x 2 + y 2 = 4.

6. Convert to spherical coordinates and evaluate the integral.

! ! !
" # 32
(a) x 2 + y2 + z2 dV where S is the solid in the rst oc-
S tant bounded by the sphere x 2 +
y 2 + z 2 = 25, the cone z =
$
2 2
$x + y , and the cone z =
2 x 2 + y2.
! ! ! $
(b) sin x 2 + y2 + z2d V where S is the solid bounded
S above by the sphere x 2 + y 2 +
z 2 =$49 and below by the cone
z = x 2 + y2.

7. Find the coordinates of the center of gravity of the solid S with indicated mass density
= (x, y, z). (Choose whichever system of coordinates would be best.)

(a) S: 0 x 1, 0 y 1, 0 z 1; = 3 x y z.
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b$ 2
(b) S: x 2 + y 2 a 2 , x + y 2 z b for constants b > 0, a > 0 and
a
= x 2 + y2 + z2.

8. Find the centroid for each of the following solids S:

(a) S: x 2 + y 2 1, x 0, y 0, 0 z x y
(b) S: 9 x 2 + y 2 + z 2 , z 0

9. Find the designated moment for each solid S with density = (x, y, z).

(a) Mx y the moment relative to the x y-plane where

S: 0 x 1, 0 y 1 x, 0 z 1
= 3x y
(b) Mx z the moment relative to the x z-plane where
S: 0 x 1, 0 y 1, 0 z x y
= 2 (x + y)
(c) M yz the moment relative to the yz-plane where
S: bounded in the rst octant by x + z = 1, x = y,
and the coordinate planes
= 5y

10. Find the moment of inertia about the z-axis for the solid S bounded by 0 x 1,
0 y 1 x, 0 z 5 with density = (x, y, z) = 3.

11. Find the moment of inertia about the y-axis of the solid S in the rst octant bounded
by x 2 + z 2 = 1, y = x, y = 0, z = 0 with density = 2z.

12. Find the moment of inertia about the central axes of a homogeneous right circular
cylindrical shell with total mass m, inner radius a, outer radius b and height h.

Proposed Solutions/Answers
(x/3)2+(y/6)2+(z/4)2=1
1. (a) To nd the range of x and y we
substitute the value of z into the
the plane z=2 x2 y2 z2
equation + + = 1 that
9 36 16
will give the largest range for x and
y. From inspecting the gure we
see that this value is z = 2.
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x 2 y 2 (2)2 x 2 y2 3
For z = 2, we have + + = 1 or + = . From this we obtain:
9 36 16 9 36 4

%
x2 y2
2 z 4 1
% 9 % 36
3 x2 3 x2
6 y6
4 9 4 9
3 x 3

(b) the plane (y/6)+(z/4)=1 To nd the scope of x and y

we notice from the gure that
(x/4)2+(y/36)2+(z/4)2=1 the largest range of x and y
in the solid occur on the plane
y z
+ = 1. Thus we solve this
6 4
for z and substitute this into

x 2 y2 z2 y z & y'
the equation + + = 1. Solving + = 1 for z we get z = 4 1 .
16 36 16 6 4 & y '26
x 2 y2 z2 x 2 y 2 16 1
Substitution this value of z into + + = 1, we get + + 16 6 =
16 36 16 16 36
x2 y2 y x 2 (y 3)2 1
1 or + + = 1 or + = . From this we see that y will be
16 18 3 16 18 2
maximized when x = 0. Thus we obtain the desired description.

%
& y' x2 y2
4 1 z 4 1
(6 16 36(
(y 3)2 (y 3)2
2 2 1 x 2 2 1
9 9
0 y 6.
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2. (a)
! 2 !1 !1 & '
sinh z 2 d zd yd x
0 0 y
!2 !1 ! z & '
= sinh z 2 dydzd x
0 0 0
The region indicated by the integral is
!2 !1 & ' bounded by z = y, y = 0, z = 1, x = 0,
= z sinh z 2 dzd x
and x = 2 which is indicated by the gure
0 0 above. The difculty with integrating the
!2 original triple
1 " 2 #integral is that to easily inte-
= (cosh (1) cosh (0)) d x grate sinh z , we need a zdz rather than
2 just d z. Note that if we switch the dz and
0
= cosh (1) cosh (0) d y, we might get a z where we need it.

e1 + e1
= 1
2

(b)
!2 !4 !2
3
yze x d xd ydz
0 0 z
!2 !4 !x
3
= yze x dzdyd x
0 0 0
!2 !4 The region described by the integral is
x2 3 bounded by y = 0, y = 4, z = 0, z = x,
= y e x dyd x
2 and x = 2. A picture of the region is indi-
0 0 cated above. In the original integral, if we
!2 ) *4 3
try to integrate e x d x we have a problems.
y2 x2 x3 3
= e dx We can easily integrate x 2 e x , so this suggests
2 0 2
0 switching d x and dz.
!2
3
=4 x 2ex d x
0
*2
4 3 4" 8 #
= ex = e 1
3 0 3
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3. (a)

2
!5 !25x !6
dzd yd x
$
x 2 + y2
0 0 0
! !5 !6
/2
r dzdr d
= = 15
r
0 0 0

The region described by the integral is theset of all point (x, y, z) satisfying
the three inequalities 0 z 6, 0 y 25 x 2 , and 0 x 5. It is 14 of
a cylinder as shown in the gure above.

(b)
x 2 +y 2
2
!2 !4x !2
zdzdyd x
$
x 2 + y2
0 0 0
!/2!2 !r 2 /2
zr dzdrd 2
= =
r 5
0 0 0

The region or solid is in the rst octant between the paraboloid and the cylinder
as indicated in the picture above. It is the set of all points (x, y, z) satisfying
x 2 + y2
the three inequalities 0 z , 0 y 4 x 2 , and 0 x 2.
2
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4. (a)

2 2 2
!1 !1x 1x! y
dzdyd x
1 + x 2 + y2 + z2
0 0 0
! ! !1
/2/2
2 sin ddd
=
1 + 2
0 0 0 1
!/2!/2!1 + * The solid is of the sphere
1 8
= sin 1 ddd with radius 1 centered at the
1 + 2 origin as indicated in the g-
0 0 0
/2
ure.
& !
' /2
= 1 (cos ]0 d
4
0
& ' 2
= 1 =
4 2 2 8

1
(b) The solid is of the
8

2

2 2
sphere with radius 3
!3 !9x 9x! y centered at the origin
x zdzdyd x as depicted in the g-
0 0 0 ure in part a.
/2/2
! ! ! 3 x = sin cos
= ( sin cos ) ( cos ) 2 sin ddd z = cos
0 0 0
!/2!/2!3
= 4 cos sin2 cos ddd
0 0 0
!/2 , -=/2
35 sin3 34
= cos d =
5 3 5
0 =0
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5. (a)
! ! ! . x2+y2=25
x 2 + y2d V
S
!2!5 !4
= r r dzdr d 4
0 0 0
4
= (5)3 2
3

(b)
! ! ! & '3 z=(x2+y2)/2
2 z goes upto 2
x 2 + y2 dV
S
r /2 2
!2!2 !
= r 3 rdzdr d
0 0 0 2 2
x +y =4
!2!2 6
r
= dr d
2
0 0
!2 *2 ) /
r7 26
= d = (2)
14 0 7
0
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6. (a)
inside cone z = +
! ! ! & ' 32
x 2 + y2 + z2 dV part of sphere
x2+y2+z2 = 25
S
!/2 !/4 !5
outside cone z = +
= 3 2 sin ddd
0 12 3
& '
0 tan1 1 0 dV
2 To nd the range$of we use the
) / !/2 x 2 + y2
56 /4 & ' fact that tan = . For the
= cos ] d $ z
6 tan1 12
inside z = 2 x 2 + y 2 , so tan =
0 $
) , 4 x 2 + y2 1
6/
5 4 10 & ' $ = . For the outside z =
= 2 x 2 + y2 2
6 2 5 2 $
$ x 2 + y2
x 2 + y 2 , so tan = $ = 1.
x 2 + y2

1 2
Aside: If tan = , then cos = .
2 5
5 1

2

(b)
! ! ! . 2
the sphere x +y +z = 49
2 2

sin x 2 + y2 + z2d V
S
!2!/4!7
= (sin ) 2 sin ddd
0 0 0
, 4
2 the cone z = +
= 2 1 (47 cos 7 + 14 sin 7 2)
2 $
x 2 + y2
Using tan = we
$ z
x 2 + y2
get tan = $ = 1 or
x 2 + y2

= .
4
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7. (a) First nd the mass (which we denote by m):

!1 ! 1 !1
3
m= (3 x y z) d xd ydz =
2
0 0 0

Then

! !1 !1 !1 & ' 2
Mx y = zd V = 3z x z yz z 2 d xdydz =
3
S 0 0 0
! !1 ! 1 !1 & '
2 2
Mx z = yd V = 3y x y y zy d xd yd z =
3
S 0 0 0
! !1 ! 1 !1 & ' 2
M yz = xd V = 3x x 2 yx zx d xd yd z =
3
S 0 0 0

The coordinates of the center of gravity are

) / ) /
M yz Mx z Mx y 4 4 4
(x, y, z) = , , = , , .
m m m 9 9 9

(b) a The solid is the cone with height h and cover

radius a. To compute the integral in spherical
coordinates we need .
a &a '
h tan = so = tan1 .
h h
also
h
z = cos = h gives = .
cos
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! ! !
a2 + h2
mass = d V a

S
1 a h h
!2 tan! ( h )! cos
h
= 2 2 sin ddd cos =
a2 + h2
0 0 0
1 a
2 tan
! ! ( ) 5
h
h sin
= dd
5 cos5
0 0
!2 ) *tan1 ( a )
h5 1 h
= d
5 cos4 0
0
," #2 4
2 h 5 a2 + h2
= 1
5 h4
Also
1 a h
! !2 tan! ( h )!cos
xd V = sin cos 2 2 sin ddd = 0
S 0 0 0

1 a h
! !2 tan! ( h )!cos
yd V = sin sin 2 2 sin ddd = 0
S 0 0 0

1 a h
! !2 tan! ( h )!cos ," # 4
6 a 2 + h2 2
h
zd V = cos 2 2 sin ddd = 1
3 h4
S 0 0 0
) /
5
Therefore (x, y, z) = 0, 0, h .
6

8. The centroid of a solid S has coordinates (x, y, z) where

5 5 5
xd V yd V zd V
S S S
x = , y = , z = .
volume of S volume of S volume of S
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(a)
cover is z = xy

2
!1 !1y !x y
volume of S = dzd xdy
0 0 0

2
!1 !1y
= x yd xd y
x2+y2 = 1
0 0

2
!1 !1y " # ) 2 *1
y 1 y2 y y4 1
= dy = =
2 4 8 0 8
0 0

2 2
! !1 !1y !x y !1 !1y !1 " #3
2 2 y
1 y
xd V = xdzd xd y = x 2 yd xd y = dy
3
S 0 0 0 0 0 0
' 5 *1
1&
2 2 2 1
= 1y =
6 5 0 15

2
! !1 !1y !x y !1 2 2 * 1y 2 ) *1
x y 1 y3 y5 1
yd V = ydzd xdy = dy = =
2 0 2 3 5 0 15
S 0 0 0 0

2 2
! !1 !1y !x y !1 !1y !1 & '3
2 2 1 2 2 2
zd V = zdzd xd y = x y d xd y = y 1 y dy
6
S 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Aside:
!/2 1
1 y
= sin2 cos3 cos d
6
0
1 ! y2
!/2 y = sin
1 $
= sin2 cos4 d 1 y 2 = cos
6
0
!/2
1 (1 cos 2 ) (1 + cos 2 )2
= d
6 8
0
!/2" #
1 1 cos2 2 + cos 2 cos3 2
= d
6 8
0
1& '
=
6 32
) /
8 8
Therefore the centroid is , , .
15 15 24

(b) 4 The volume of a sphere of radius r is

3 4 3
S r . Using this the volume of S is
3
) /
1 4 3 4 3 2
(4) (3) = (64 27)
2 3 3 3
74
=
3

! !4 !/2!2
xd V = sin cos 2 sin d dd = 0
S 3 0 0

! !4 !/2!2
yd V = sin sin 2 sin ddd = 0
S 3 0 0
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! !2!/2!4 2
4 34 ! ) cos2 * 2

4
zd V = cos 2 sin ddd = d
4 2 0
S 0 0 3 0
" 4 4
#
4 3 175
= =
4 4

) /
525
The centroid is 0, 0, .
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9. (a) = 3x y
z=1

S ! !1 !1x!1
Mx y = zd V = 3x yzdzd yd x
S 0 0 0
!1 !1x !1
3 3 & ' 1
= x ydyd x = 1 x2 dx =
2 4 4
y=1-x 0 0 0

(b) = 2 (x + y)
! z = xy
S
Mx z = yd V
S
!1 !1 !x y
= 2y (x + y) dzd xdy
0 0 0 x=1 y=1

!1 !1 !1 ) /
2 2 2 3 2 1 17
= 2x y (x + y) d xd y = y + y dy = + =
3 9 4 36
0 0 0
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(c) = 5y
x=y
! !1 !x !1x
S M yz = xd V = 5x ydzdyd x
S 0 0 0
!1 !x !1
5 3
= 5x y (1 x) dyd x = x (1 x) d x
2
0 0 0
!1 & ' ) /
x+z=1 5 3 4 5 1 1 1
= x x dx = =
2 2 4 5 8
0

10. =3
z=5
! & ' !1 !1x!5 & '
2 2 2 2
Iz = x +y d V = 3 x +y dzdyd x
S 0 0 0
S !1 !1x& !1 , 4
' (1 x)3
= 15 x 2 + y 2 d yd x = 15 x2 x3 + dx
3
0 0 0
, -1 ) /
y=1-x x 3 x 4 (1 x)4 2 5
= 15 = 15 =
3 4 12 12 2
0

11. = 2z
x=y ! & '
S
I y = 2z x 2 + z 2 d V
S

2
2
x +y =1
2
!1 !x !1x & '
= 2zx 2 + 2z 2 dzd yd x
0 0 0
! 1 !x ) & ' '2 /
2 2 1& 2
= x 1x + 1x dyd x
2
0 0

!1 ) & ' '2 / !1 ) /

x& x x5 1
= x3 1 x2 + 1x 2
dx = dx =
2 2 2 6
0 0
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12. The mass is m. Since the solid is homoge-

radius is b mass of S
radius is a
neous = . To nd the volume,
S volume of S
we can use the formula for the volume of a
cylinder of radius r and height h which is
h r 2 h.
& '
2 2 2 2
volume of S = b h a h = b a h.

m
Thus = " # .
b2 a 2 h

! & ' !2!h !b

m
Iz = x 2 + y2 d V = " 2 # r 2 rdrdzd
b a2 h
S 0 0 a
" # " #
m b4 a 4 m b4 a 4 m b2 + a 2
= " 2 # (h) (2 ) = " 2 # =
b a2 h 4 2 b a2 2