15.3.65 Rewriting double integral to infnty

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The discussion focuses on rewriting a double integral involving the function \( g(r,\theta) = e^{-x^2 - y^2} \) into a limit form for evaluation. The integral is defined over the region where \( 2 \leq r < \infty \) and \( 0 \leq \theta \leq \frac{\pi}{2} \). Participants clarify the transformation from Cartesian coordinates to polar coordinates, confirming that \( x^2 + y^2 = r^2 \) allows for the integral to be rewritten as \( \int_0^{2\pi}\int_2^\infty e^{-r^2}rdrd\theta \). The substitution \( u = r^2 \) is identified as a straightforward method for integration.

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\begin{align*}\displaystyle
\int_{\alpha}^{\beta}\int_{a}^{\infty}
g(r,\theta) \, rdr\theta
=\lim_{b \to \infty}
\int_{\alpha}^{\beta}\int_{a}^{b}g(r,\theta)rdrd\theta
\end{align*}
$\textit{Evaluate the Given}$
\begin{align*}\displaystyle
&=\iint\limits_{R} e^{-x^2-y^2} \, dA \\
(r,\theta) \, 2 \le r \le \infty \\
&\, 0 \le \theta \le \pi/2
\end{align*}$\textit{Rewrite with limits}$
\begin{align*}\displaystyle
&\lim_{b \to \infty}\int_{0}^{\pi/2}\int_2^{\infty} e^{-x^2-y^2} rdrd\theta
\end{align*}

just seeing if I'm going in the right direction☕
 
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Re: 15.3.65 rewriting dbl int to infnty

What is the problem, exactly as given?
 
Re: 15.3.65 rewriting dbl int to infnty

MarkFL said:
What is the problem, exactly as given?

what is b

frankly I don't know how to finish this
 
Re: 15.3.65 rewriting dbl int to infnty

karush said:
what is b

frankly I don't know how to finish this

You've got an integrand in terms of $x$ and $y$, and differentials in terms of $r$ and $\theta$...can you state the problem exactly as it was given to you?
 
Re: 15.3.65 rewriting dbl int to infnty

Of course x2+ y2= r2 so that integral is the same as \int_0^{2\pi}\int_2^\infty e^{-r^2}rdrd\theta. Letting u= r^2, that is easy to integrate.
 

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