Calculating Mass of lamina in the First Quadrant

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The discussion focuses on calculating the mass of a lamina in the first quadrant of the disk defined by the equation x² + y² ≤ 25, where the density function is given by ρ(x, y) = 3(x² + y²). The correct integral to find the mass is ∫₀^(π/2) ∫₀⁵ (3r) r dr dθ, which evaluates to (125π)/2. The initial evaluation mistakenly used r instead of r², leading to an incorrect result of (π/2) 15³.

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A lamina occupies the part of the disk [tex]x^2+y^2=<25[/tex] in the first quadrant and the density at each point is given by the function [tex]\ro (x,y)=3(x^2+y^2)[/tex]

i am to find the mass, so this is what i did:

[tex]\int _0 ^{ \frac{\pi}{ 2}} \int _0 ^{5}(3 r) r dr d \theta[/tex]

i evauated this and got pi/2 15^3... but this is wrong, not sure why
 
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You should actually get [tex]\frac{125\pi}{2}[/tex] from that integral. Also,
[tex](x^2+y^2)= r^2[/tex], not [tex]r[/tex]
 
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