# Change of variables in multiple integrals. What am I doing wrong?

1. Jan 22, 2010

### math_maj0r

the problem:

evaluate the following integral by making appropriate change of variables.

double integral, over region R, of xy dA

R is bounded by lines:
2x - y = 1
2x - y = -3
3x + y = 1
3x + y = -2

my attempt:

let 2x - y = u, and let 3x + y = v

then the new region in (u,v) coordinates is bounded by the following lines:
u = 1
u = -3
v = 1
v = -3

I calculated the Jacobian of u and v, with respect to x and y, and got 5. The area in (u,v) coordinates also looks like it could be 5 times the area in (x,y) coordinates.

Solving for x and y, I get x = (u + v)/5, y = (2v - 3u)/5

Then I integrated [(-uv - 3u2 + 2v2)/125] du dv, where u is from -3 to 1, and v is from -2 t o 1.

I got -102/125. The correct answer is -66/125.

What am I doing wrong?

2. Jan 23, 2010

### CompuChip

I agree with everything you said up to the last line, which means the error must be in your carrying out the integration.

The integral of -3u2 gives -3 (13 - (-3)3) = -84, the v2-integral gives 24 and the u v integral contributes -6. This adds up to -66 for me.

3. Jan 26, 2010

### math_maj0r

thank you so much :)

4. Jan 27, 2010

### zgozvrm

Uh ... no!

$$\int^{1}_{-3} -3u^2 du = -1\times\int^{1}_{-3} 3u^2 du = -\left( u^3 \right) \Big|^{1}_{-3} = -\big(1^3 - (-3)^3\big) = -\big(1 - (-27)\big) = -(1 + 27) = -28$$

5. Jan 27, 2010

### zgozvrm

Here's what I came up with:

$$\int^{1}_{-2} \int^{1}_{-3} \frac{-uv - 3u^2 + 2v^2}{125}\,du\,dv$$

$$= \int^{1}_{-2} \frac{1}{125}\int^{1}_{-3} -uv-3u^2+2v^2\,du\,dv$$

$$= \int^{1}_{-2} \frac{1}{125}\left( -\frac{1}{2}u^2v - u^3 + 2uv^2 \right) \bigg|^{1}_{-3} \,dv$$

$$= \int^{1}_{-2} \frac{1}{125}\Bigg( \bigg(-\frac{1}{2}v(1)^2 - (1)^3 + 2v^2(1)\bigg) - \bigg(-\frac{1}{2}v(-3)^2 - (-3)^3 + 2v^2(-3)\bigg)\Bigg)\,dv$$

$$= \int^{1}_{-2} \frac{1}{125}\Bigg( \bigg(-\frac{1}{2}v - 1 + 2v^2\bigg) - \bigg(-\frac{1}{2}v(9) - (-27) - 6v^2\bigg)\Bigg)\,dv$$

$$= \int^{1}_{-2} \frac{1}{125}\Bigg( \bigg(-\frac{1}{2}v - 1 + 2v^2\bigg) - \bigg(-\frac{9}{2}v + 27 - 6v^2\bigg)\Bigg)\,dv$$

$$= \int^{1}_{-2} \frac{1}{125}\bigg( -\frac{1}{2}v - 1 + 2v^2 + \frac{9}{2}v - 27 + 6v^2\bigg)\,dv$$

$$= \int^{1}_{-2} \frac{1}{125}\Big( 8v^2 + 4v - 28 \Big)\,dv$$

$$= \int^{1}_{-2} \frac{1}{125}\Big( 4(2v^2 + v - 7) \Big)\,dv$$

$$= \int^{1}_{-2} \frac{4}{125}\Big( 2v^2 + v - 7 \Big)\,dv$$

$$= \frac{4}{125} \int^{1}_{-2}\Big( 2v^2 + v - 7 \Big)\,dv$$

$$= \frac{4}{125} \Bigg( \frac{2}{3}v^3 + \frac{1}{2}v^2 - 7v \Bigg) \Bigg|^{1}_{-2}$$

$$= \frac{4}{125} \Bigg( \bigg( \frac{2}{3}(1)^3 + \frac{1}{2}(1)^2 - 7(1)\bigg) - \bigg( \frac{2}{3}(-2)^3 + \frac{1}{2}(-2)^2 - 7(-2) \bigg) \Bigg)$$

$$= \frac{4}{125} \Bigg( \bigg( \frac{2}{3} + \frac{1}{2} - 7\bigg) - \bigg( \frac{2}{3}(-8) + \frac{1}{2}(4) + 14 \bigg) \Bigg)$$

$$= \frac{4}{125} \Bigg( \bigg( \frac{4}{6} + \frac{3}{6} - \frac{42}{6}\bigg) - \bigg( -\frac{16}{3} + \frac{4}{2} + 14 \bigg) \Bigg)$$

$$= \frac{4}{125} \Bigg( \bigg( \frac{4}{6} + \frac{3}{6} - \frac{42}{6}\bigg) - \bigg( -\frac{32}{6} + \frac{12}{6} + \frac{84}{6} \bigg) \Bigg)$$

$$= \frac{4}{125} \Bigg( \frac{4 + 3 - 42 + 32 - 12 - 84}{6}\Bigg)$$

$$= \frac{4}{125} \Bigg( -\frac{99}{6}\Bigg)$$

$$= \frac{4}{125} \Bigg( -\frac{33}{2}\Bigg)$$

$$= -\frac{66}{125}$$