Double Integral - polar coordinates

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Homework Statement



<br /> \displaystyle\int\int\sqrt{4-x^2-y^2} dA<br />

<br /> R{(x,y)|x^2+y^2\leq4 .. 0\leq x}<br />

The Attempt at a Solution



So far i have: <br /> \displaystyle\int^{\pi}_{0}\int^{r}_{0}\sqrt{4-r^2} rdrd\theta<br />

Solving i get:
<br /> \displaystyle\int^{\pi}_{0}\frac{-1}{3}(4-r^2)^{\frac{3}{2}}+\frac{1}{3}(4)^{\frac{3}{2}}d\theta<br />

Am i on the right track, and if so how do i integrate the third root term?edit//

ok i forgot the radius goes from 0 to 2... if i sub 2 into r, i can integrate it. But just to check, am i still doing this correctly?
 
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exidez said:
edit//

ok i forgot the radius goes from 0 to 2... if i sub 2 into r, i can integrate it. But just to check, am i still doing this correctly?

Yes, you should integrate from zero to 2.
 
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