What is the total energy in the elliptical galaxy's radiation envelope?

In this case, the function is defined by ρ(x,y,z)=Κ |xyz|, where K is a constant and |xyz| represents the absolute value of the product of the coordinates x, y, and z. To find the total energy, you would need to integrate this function over the volume defined by the radiation envelope, which is the region inside the cone Z^2=27x^2+48y^2. This can be done using triple integrals in calculus.
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An elliptical galaxy has gravitational boundaries defiend by 9x^2+16y^2+144z^2=144. A black hole at the center of the galaxy is interacting with dark matter producing a radiation envelope defined by the region inside the cone Z^2=27x^2+48y^2. If the energy density in this envelope is defined by ρ(x,y,z)=Κ |xyz|
Determine the following given the above with K >C

2.what is the total energy in the envelope.

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total energy = energy denisty * volume. i don't get what is ρ(x,y,z)=Κ |xyz| means?
 
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The energy density is a function of position, and you need to integrate it over the volume to compute the total energy.
 

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