# Flux/parameterizing a cone

by Gameowner
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 P: 45 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data Question B) 2. Relevant equations 3. The attempt at a solution So I know the flux of S1 U S2 is the same as the flux for S1 + flux of S2, that is Double Int of S(surface) = Double Int of S1 U S2 = Double Int S1 + Double Int S2 The problem I'm having is parameterizing S1. I know for a cone(x^2+y^2=z^2) has the parametrization of x=rcos(theta), y=rsin(theta), z=z, and substituting it into the equation of a cone gives z=r, which means when you map it from one coordinate system into another it maps exactly one-to-one. But If I were to use the same parametrization for my particular problem, that is, rearranging my equation of S1 so that I get z=f(x,y), and substituting in the parameterization(x=rcos(theta), y=rsin(theta)) then evaluating it, I get z=-3/4*r. So I'm just wondering what I do from here? any hints and tips would be much appreciated. Attached Thumbnails
 HW Helper Thanks PF Gold P: 7,708 How do you get z = -(3/4)r?? Your equation is $$x^2 + y^2 = (1-z)^4$$ which is the same as r2 = (1-z)4. Solve it for z.
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 Quote by LCKurtz How do you get z = -(3/4)r?? Your equation is $$x^2 + y^2 = (1-z)^4$$ which is the same as r2 = (1-z)4. Solve it for z.

But I don't see how substituting in x=rcos$$\theta$$, y=rcos$$\theta$$ will help. I tried rearranging my original equation $$x^2 + y^2 = (1-z)^4$$ for z, which gave me $$z = 1 - \left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)^{1/4}$$, this is in the form of z = g(x,y).

Let $$\Phi$$(x,y)=(x , y , g(x,y))
which = ( x , y , $$1 - \left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)^{1/4}$$ )

so to find the normal vector,
$$\widehat{n}$$ = $$\nabla(z-g(x,y))$$
= (-gx , - gy , 1)

-gx = -$$\frac{1}{2}$$$$\frac{x}{\left(x^2+y^2\right)^3/4}$$

-gy = -$$\frac{1}{2}$$$$\frac{y}{\left(x^2+y^2\right)^3/4}$$

so F:=($$\Phi(x,y)$$) = ( xy , y , x^2)

thus F($$\Phi(x,y)$$) doted with $$\widehat{n}$$(x,y)

this is where the problem begins, if i resolve this dot product, I get a long equation which does not cancel, usually, if there are components of z in F:=($$\Phi(x,y)$$) = ( xy , y , x^2), I can substitute in my original function $$z = 1 - \left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)^{1/4}$$ into all the z's, and when I resolve the dot product, some of it will cancel, but this does not happen this case since there are no z's.

am I approaching this question the correct way and method?

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Flux/parameterizing a cone

 Quote by Gameowner Thank you for your reply. But I don't see how substituting in x=rcos$$\theta$$, y=rcos$$\theta$$ will help. I tried rearranging my original equation $$x^2 + y^2 = (1-z)^4$$ for z, which gave me $$z = 1 - \left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)^{1/4}$$, this is in the form of z = g(x,y). Let $$\Phi$$(x,y)=(x , y , g(x,y)) which = ( x , y , $$1 - \left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)^{1/4}$$ )
But the whole point of using cylindrical coordinates is to simplify the problem by using more appropriate variables. Since you have z = 1-(x2+y2)1/4= 1-(r2)1/4, you can express the surface as

$$\vec R(r,\theta) = \langle r\cos\theta,r\sin\theta, 1-r^{\frac 1 2}\rangle$$

Do you know how to use the normal vector

$$\vec N = \pm \vec R_r \times \vec R_\theta$$

with the correct sign for the orientation to calculate the flux integral?

 so to find the normal vector, $$\widehat{n}$$ = $$\nabla(z-g(x,y))$$ = (-gx , - gy , 1) -gx = -$$\frac{1}{2}$$$$\frac{x}{\left(x^2+y^2\right)^3/4}$$ -gy = -$$\frac{1}{2}$$$$\frac{y}{\left(x^2+y^2\right)^3/4}$$ so F:=($$\Phi(x,y)$$) = ( xy , y , x^2) thus F($$\Phi(x,y)$$) doted with $$\widehat{n}$$(x,y) this is where the problem begins, if i resolve this dot product, I get a long equation which does not cancel, usually, if there are components of z in F:=($$\Phi(x,y)$$) = ( xy , y , x^2), I can substitute in my original function $$z = 1 - \left(x^{2}+y^{2}\right)^{1/4}$$ into all the z's, and when I resolve the dot product, some of it will cancel, but this does not happen this case since there are no z's. am I approaching this question the correct way and method?
You wouldn't expect any z's; the integral has been expressed in terms of x and y. Try the cylindrical coordinates.
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 Quote by LCKurtz But the whole point of using cylindrical coordinates is to simplify the problem by using more appropriate variables. Since you have z = 1-(x2+y2)1/4= 1-(r2)1/4, you can express the surface as $$\vec R(r,\theta) = \langle r\cos\theta,r\sin\theta, 1-r^{\frac 1 2}\rangle$$ Do you know how to use the normal vector $$\vec N = \pm \vec R_r \times \vec R_\theta$$ with the correct sign for the orientation to calculate the flux integral? You wouldn't expect any z's; the integral has been expressed in terms of x and y. Try the cylindrical coordinates.

I totally forgot about the formula $$\vec N = \pm \vec R_r \times \vec R_\theta$$.

I went away and did the question again, and is again having troubles.

so I firstly used $$\vec R(r,\theta) = \langle r\cos\theta,r\sin\theta, 1-r^{\frac 1 2}\rangle$$ to find $$_{R}r$$ and $$_{R}\theta$$ which I got

$$_R{r}$$
\left[ \begin {array}{c} \cos \left( \theta \right)\\ \noalign{\medskip}\sin \left( \theta \right) \\ \noalign{\medskip}-0.5\,{r}^{- 0.5}\end {array} \right]

$$_{R}\theta$$
\left[ \begin {array}{c} -r\sin \left( \theta \right)\\ \noalign{\medskip}r\cos \left( \theta \right) \\ \noalign{\medskip}0\end {array} \right]

Taking the cross product of the two gives me.

\left[ \begin {array}{c} 0.5\,{r}^{ 0.5}\cos \left( \theta \right)\\ \noalign{\medskip} 0.5\,{r}^{ 0.5}\sin \left( \theta \right)\\ \noalign{\medskip} \left( \cos \left( \theta \right) \right) ^{2}r+ \left( \sin \left( \theta \right) \right) ^{2}r\end {array}\right]

substituting my $$F = \langle xy,y, x^{2}\rangle$$ with $$\vec R(r,\theta) = \langle r\cos\theta,r\sin\theta, 1-r^{\frac 1 2}\rangle$$ to get

\left[ \begin {array}{c} {r}^{2}\cos \left( \theta \right) \sin\left( \theta \right) \\ \noalign{\medskip}{\it rsin} \left( \theta\right) \\ \noalign{\medskip}1-{r}^{ 0.5}\end {array} \right]

and thus yielding the integral

$$\int _{0}^{2\,\pi}\!\int _{0}^{1}\! 0.5\,{r}^{ 2.5} \left( \cos\left( \theta \right) \right) ^{2}\sin \left( \theta \right) + 0.5\,{r}^{ 1.5} \left( \sin \left( \theta \right) \right) ^{2}+2\,{r}^{3}\left( \cos \left( \theta \right)\right) ^{2}{dr}\,{d\theta}$$

but again, having problems....any pointers would be much appreciated.
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 Quote by Gameowner and thus yielding the integral $$\int _{0}^{2\,\pi}\!\int _{0}^{1}\! 0.5\,{r}^{ 2.5} \left( \cos\left( \theta \right) \right) ^{2}\sin \left( \theta \right) + 0.5\,{r}^{ 1.5} \left( \sin \left( \theta \right) \right) ^{2}+2\,{r}^{3}\left( \cos \left( \theta \right)\right) ^{2}{dr}\,{d\theta}$$ but again, having problems....any pointers would be much appreciated.
You are having problems integrating that? Look up u- substitutions and the double angle formula for $\sin^2\theta\hbox{ and }\cos^2\theta$.
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 Quote by LCKurtz You are having problems integrating that? Look up u- substitutions and the double angle formula for $\sin^2\theta\hbox{ and }\cos^2\theta$.
Well not so much having problems integrating it, but because just want to know if I've done anything wrong so far?

Besides that, the original question ask to find the flux out of the bounded region, and here I'm finding the flux of S1 alone, would I then need to find the flux of S2 also?
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 Quote by Gameowner Well not so much having problems integrating it, but because just want to know if I've done anything wrong so far? Besides that, the original question ask to find the flux out of the bounded region, and here I'm finding the flux of S1 alone, would I then need to find the flux of S2 also?
Well I don't have a 2 in front of the last term in the integral so either you or I have a mistake.

Of course you need to calculate the flux through S1. And be sure to take into account that the outward normal is downward. Did you check your normal for the upper surface was correctly oriented or did you just get lucky?
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 Quote by LCKurtz Well I don't have a 2 in front of the last term in the integral so either you or I have a mistake. Of course you need to calculate the flux through S1. And be sure to take into account that the outward normal is downward. Did you check your normal for the upper surface was correctly oriented or did you just get lucky?
The 2 in front of the last term came from the last entry of the cross product matrix, I took the identity cos^2+sin^2=1 and thus r+r=2r? or was I not meant to do that?

In regards to the orientation, I think I just got lucky heh, to get the right orientation, you just have to change the sign convention of the normal vector?
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 Quote by Gameowner The 2 in front of the last term came from the last entry of the cross product matrix, I took the identity cos^2+sin^2=1 and thus r+r=2r? or was I not meant to do that?
Recheck your algebra. Factor the r out of those two terms.

 In regards to the orientation, I think I just got lucky heh, to get the right orientation, you just have to change the sign convention of the normal vector?
The problem is you might get your normal vector by

$$\vec N = \vec R_r \times \vec R_\theta\hbox{ or } \vec R_\theta \times \vec R_r$$

They are both perpendicular to the surface but in opposite directions so one is in the correct direction for your problem and one is opposite. So you calculate one of them and examine it to see whether it is in the correct direction or whether you need to multiply it by -1. In your problem, outward on the top surface is generally upward so look at the z component of N to see if you have it correct. Lucky guess, eh?

Don't forget to get it right on the bottom surface.
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 Quote by LCKurtz You are having problems integrating that? Look up u- substitutions and the double angle formula for $\sin^2\theta\hbox{ and }\cos^2\theta$.
Thanks for all your help so far LCKurtz

If you're still reading this thread, what double angle formula would I need to use in this case? is it Cos2Theta=cos^2theta-sin^2theta? I took back what I said earlier, I'm actually having difficulties integrating this.

Also, I've just came back to question c), and was wondering where the question saids that the answer should be the same as a), which I don't understand? as a) is just a graph?

lastly, this is what I've done with c) to find the volume integral(triple) and was wondering if you can have a look and let me know if i'm going in the right direction.

So I started off rearranging my original equation of the semi-cone $$x^2 + y^2 = (1-z)^4$$ into $$x^2 + y^2 -(1-z)^4 = 0$$

using the formula given, I calculated $$\nabla$$ which is $$\left[\frac{d}{dx}\frac{d}{dy}\frac{d}{dz}\right]$$

$$\nabla=$$
\left[ \begin {array}{c} 2\,x\\ \noalign{\medskip}2\,y \\ \noalign{\medskip}4\, \left( 1-z \right) ^{3}\end {array} \right]

$$F=$$
\left[ \begin {array}{c} xy\\ \noalign{\medskip}y \\ \noalign{\medskip}{x}^{2}\end {array} \right]

Substituting into the formula given then evaluating the dot product, I get this as a final integral

$$\int _{-1}^{1}\!\int _{-\sqrt {1-{x}^{2}}}^{\sqrt {1-{x}^{2}}}\!\int _ {0}^{1}\!2\,{x}^{2}y+2\,{y}^{2}+4\, \left( 1-z \right) ^{3}{x}^{2}{dz} \,{dy}\,{dx}$$
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 Quote by Gameowner Thanks for all your help so far LCKurtz If you're still reading this thread, what double angle formula would I need to use in this case? is it Cos2Theta=cos^2theta-sin^2theta? I took back what I said earlier, I'm actually having difficulties integrating this.
In your formula cos(2θ) = cos2(θ)-sin2(θ), write the sin2(θ) in terms of cos2(θ) and solve it for cos2(θ).

 Also, I've just came back to question c), and was wondering where the question saids that the answer should be the same as a), which I don't understand? as a) is just a graph? lastly, this is what I've done with c) to find the volume integral(triple) and was wondering if you can have a look and let me know if i'm going in the right direction. So I started off rearranging my original equation of the semi-cone $$x^2 + y^2 = (1-z)^4$$ into $$x^2 + y^2 -(1-z)^4 = 0$$ using the formula given, I calculated $$\nabla$$ which is $$\left[\frac{d}{dx}\frac{d}{dy}\frac{d}{dz}\right]$$
OK, you have the del operator above correct.

 $$\nabla=$$ \left[ \begin {array}{c} 2\,x\\ \noalign{\medskip}2\,y \\ \noalign{\medskip}4\, \left( 1-z \right) ^{3}\end {array} \right]
This step makes no sense. You are supposed to find the divergence of the vector F you give below, which means dot the correct del vector above into the F below for your integrand.

 $$F=$$ \left[ \begin {array}{c} xy\\ \noalign{\medskip}y \\ \noalign{\medskip}{x}^{2}\end {array} \right] Substituting into the formula given then evaluating the dot product, I get this as a final integral $$\int _{-1}^{1}\!\int _{-\sqrt {1-{x}^{2}}}^{\sqrt {1-{x}^{2}}}\!\int _ {0}^{1}\!2\,{x}^{2}y+2\,{y}^{2}+4\, \left( 1-z \right) ^{3}{x}^{2}{dz} \,{dy}\,{dx}$$
No. See above.

Edit -- Added later: You should get 9π/20 for the upper surface, -π/4 for the lower, and π/5 for the triple integral.
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 Quote by LCKurtz In your formula cos(2θ) = cos2(θ)-sin2(θ), write the sin2(θ) in terms of cos2(θ) and solve it for cos2(θ). OK, you have the del operator above correct. This step makes no sense. You are supposed to find the divergence of the vector F you give below, which means dot the correct del vector above into the F below for your integrand. No. See above. Edit -- Added later: You should get 9π/20 for the upper surface, -π/4 for the lower, and π/5 for the triple integral.
Ok, I reworked the triple integral and got π/5 as well, did you get this answer with cylindrical coordinates? (x=rcos(theta), y=rsin(theta), z=z), dV=dz rdrd(theta)?

Lastly, I went back to check the double integral I did with S1, I realized I made a mistake with the vector F..

I originally had the vector F which is

$$F = \langle xy,y, x^{2}\rangle$$

substituting in $$\vec R(r,\theta) = \langle r\cos\theta,r\sin\theta, 1-r^{\frac 1 2}\rangle$$ to give me

\left[ \begin {array}{c} {r}^{2}\cos \left( \theta \right) \sin\left( \theta \right) \\ \noalign{\medskip}{\it rsin} \left( \theta\right) \\ \noalign{\medskip}1-{r}^{ 0.5}\end {array} \right]

Then I realized the last component isn't z, therefore it should have been substituted with x^2 instead of z.

So I'm just wondering if the answer you given in your last post of 9π/20 was adjusted with this error?

Thanks for the 3 answers you given me, it helps a lot as now I have something to work towards.

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