Converting into polar integrals from rectangular

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The conversion of the integral \(\int_{-1}^{1}\int_{-\sqrt{1 - y^2}}^{\sqrt{1 - y^2}}\;\ln\left(x^2\;+\;y^2\;+\;1\right)\;dx\;dy\) into polar coordinates is correctly represented as \(\int_{0}^{2\pi}\int_{0}^{1}\;r\;\ln\left(r^2\;+\;1\right)\;dr\;d\theta\). The conversion process involves substituting \(x = r\cos(\theta)\) and \(y = r\sin(\theta)\), leading to the appropriate limits for \(r\) and \(\theta\). Verification can be done by substituting specific values for \(r\) and \(\theta\) to ensure consistency with the original rectangular coordinates.

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Here is the problem:

Convert [tex]\int_{-1}^{1}\int_{-\sqrt{1 - y^2}}^{\sqrt{1 - y^2}}\;\ln\left(x^2\;+\;y^2\;+\;1\right)\;dx\;dy[/tex] into polar coordinates.

Here is what I have:

[tex]\int_{0}^{2\pi}\int_{0}^{1}\;r\;\ln\left(r^2\;+\;1\right)\;dr\;d\theta[/tex]

Is that the correct conversion? I could list all of the steps that I did to get to that answer, but that would take forever! Can someone check please?
 
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That's correct.
 


Yes, your conversion is correct! To double check, you can plug in values for r and theta to see if they match up with the original rectangular coordinates. For example, when r = 1 and theta = 0, you get x = 1 and y = 0, which matches with the lower limit of x in the original integral. Great job!
 

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