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Evaluate by changing to cylindrical coordinates

[tex]\int[/tex] from 0 to 1 [tex]\int[/tex] from 0 to (1-y^2)^1/2 [tex]\int[/tex] from (x^2+y^2) to (x^2+y^2)^1/2 (xyz) dzdxdy

I came to an answer of integral from 0 to pi integral from 0 to 1 integral from r^2 to r (rcos[tex]\theta[/tex]rsin[tex]\theta[/tex]z) r dzdrd[tex]\theta[/tex]
Is this the correct answer?
 
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Hello Caliguy. Click on the expression below to see how to post it so it is readable in tex:

[tex]\int_0^1 \int_0^{\sqrt{1-y^2}}\int_{x^2+y^2}^{\sqrt{x^2+y^2}}xyz\ dzdxdy[/tex]

This looks like a first octant integral. Check your [itex]\theta[/itex] limits.
 
To me they seem right, doesn't theta go from zero to pi? after graphing it it looks like a half a circle... maybe I'm overlooking something?
 
So theta only goes from 0 to pi/2 right?