# More volume

1. Nov 19, 2007

### stunner5000pt

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
Consider two quarters of a cylinder of radius R. What is the volume of a the intersection of a two quarters of two cylinders if the quarters meet at a right angle? Two sides of the bounded region will be rectangular according to this arrangement. (see the diagram when it gets approved)

2. The attempt at a solution
I need to do this in Cartesian coordinates so here goes

let the Z axis be straight up, the X axis out of the page an the Y axis parallel to the page.

For the cylindrical part parallel to the X axis
$$V = \int_{0}^{r} dx \int_{0}^{r} \int_{0}^{\sqrt{r^2 - y^2}} dy dz$$

For hte cylindrical parallel to the Y axis
$$V = \int_{0}^{r} dy \int_{0}^{r} \int_{0}^{\sqrt{r^2-x^2}} dx dz$$
And the find the volume i need to subtract the above two??

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2. Nov 20, 2007

### stunner5000pt

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

3. Nov 21, 2007

### danni7070

I had simular problem once, but I was given that the volume of the whole region was eight times the part volume.

$$V = 8 \int_{0}^{r} {(r^2-z^2)}dz$$

$$V = 8(r^2z-(z^3/3) |r$$

$$V = (16*r^3)/3 units.$$

Hope you figure this one out.

4. Nov 21, 2007

### stunner5000pt

dont understand how you got your integrand to be r^2 -z^2?

Adn waht do you mean by 8 times part volume?

5. Nov 21, 2007

### danni7070

If you "slice" horizontally at height z above the xy-plane then the slice has a side equal to

$${\sqrt{(r^2-z^2)}}$$ and a area $$A(z) = r^2-z^2$$

The slice is a rectangle with equal size on all sides. (what is it called in english?)

where $$a = {\sqrt{r^2-z^2}$$ is on side of that rectangle.

But you are wondering why ? I can't really explain it but when you have circular solids you use $${\sqrt(r^2-z^2)}$$ where r = radius of the circle.

From the figure you posted these are two "1/4-th" circles

I'm sure someone can explain it better then me here.

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