Double integrals interchanging order

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Homework Statement



[tex]\int_{1}^{4}\int_{1}^{\sqrt{x}}(x^2+y^2)dydx[/tex]





The Attempt at a Solution



I drew the region,

I tried
[tex]\int_{1}^{2}\int_{1}^{y^2}(x^2+y^2)dxdy[/tex]

but it doesn't seem to work.

when the order is changed

[tex]1 \le y \le 2[/tex]

and [tex]\sqrt{x} = y \rightarrow x=y^2[/tex]

so the change in x is [tex]1 \le x \le y^2[/tex]

but it doesn't work out to the correct answer.
 
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The region described by [itex]1\leq y \leq 2[/itex] and [itex]1\leq x\leq y^2[/itex] looks like this:
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However, the region specified in the first integral is this one:
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Can you tell what the proper bounds should be from this illustration ?
 

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I see it

the new integral should be

[tex]\int_{1}^{2}\int_{y^2}^{4} (x^2+y^2)dxdy = \int_{1}^{4}\int_{1}^{\sqrt{x}} (x^2+y^2)dydx[/tex]