Find volume within sphere outside of Cylinder

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The volume of the solid that lies within the sphere defined by the equation x² + y² + z² = 16, above the xy-plane, and outside the cone z = 3√(x² + y²) was calculated using both cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems. The cylindrical approach yielded incorrect results initially, but after reworking the bounds for r in terms of z, the correct maximum value for r was found to be (2√10)/5, leading to a final volume of approximately 127.137 cubic units. The spherical coordinates provided a consistent answer of (256π)/3, confirming the need for careful consideration of bounds in volume calculations.

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Homework Statement


Find the volume of the solid that lies within the sphere x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 16, above the xy plane, and outside the cone z = 3 [tex]\sqrt{{x^2+y^2}}[/tex].

Homework Equations


spherical system:
x=[tex]\rho[/tex]cos[tex]\theta[/tex]sin[tex]\phi[/tex]
y=[tex]\rho[/tex]sin[tex]\theta[/tex]sin[tex]\phi[/tex]
z=[tex]\rho[/tex]cos[tex]\phi[/tex]

cylindrical system
[tex]x^2+y^2=r^2[/tex]
z=z

The Attempt at a Solution


I have tried this using both the spherical and cylindrical systems and arrived at the same answer, cylindrical is easiest here, so Ill use it to demonstrate what I have done

[tex]x^2+y^2+z^2=16[/tex]
[tex]r^2+z^2=16[/tex]
z=[tex]\sqrt{{16-r^2}}[/tex]

z = 3 [tex]\sqrt{x^2+y^2}[/tex]
z=3[tex]\sqrt{r^2}[/tex]
z=3r

when z=0
0=[tex]\sqrt{16+r^2}[/tex]
r=4
0=3r
r=0

Therefore the bounds are
z: [tex]\left[3r,\sqrt{16-r^2}\right][/tex]
r:[tex]\left[0,4\right][/tex]
[tex]\theta[/tex]: [tex]\left[0,2\pi\right][/tex]

Which gives me
[tex]\int_{0}^{2\pi}\int_{0}^{4}\int_{3r}^{\sqrt{16-r^2}}r dzdrd\theta[/tex]

After going through the steps i get
[tex]-(256\pi)/3[/tex]

First off it is negative, so that tells me I am completely off base here, but when doing the same problem with spherical coordinates, I get [tex](256\pi)/3[/tex]. Since this answer is wrong, I am at a loss of what I should be doing. Please help.
 
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I solved it:

First the bounds had to be reworked for r in terms of Z
r: [tex]\left[z/3,\sqrt{16-z^2}\right][/tex]

Then by solving the two equations in terms of Z and setting them equal to each other, I determined the maximum value for r
[tex]\sqrt{16-r^2}=3r[/tex]
[tex]r=(2*\sqrt{10})/5[/tex]
after plugging that in and solving for z, z's maximum is 3.83863112788

Then using that as the bounds for Z and using the same bounds for [tex]\theta[/tex]
The answer came out to be 127.137105725

Thanks to anyone that attempted to figure it out for me...
 

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