Surface Integral Homework: Compute Int Int S F•n dS

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Homework Statement


Let S be the part of the paraboloid z=1+x^2+y^2 lying above the rectangle
x between 0 and 1; y between -1 and 0 and oriented by the upward normal. Compute

\int\int_SF\cdot n\,dS where F=<xz, xy, yz>


So I have Parametrized the surface S as r(x,y,z)=<x, y, 1+x2+y2>

Then I have found dr\dx cross dr/dy =f

then I found F(r(x,y)) dot f

Now I need to integrate this over the domain of E but I am having trouble finding my bounds for x and y?

I need to project the paraboloid downward onto x-y plane right? This gives a curve, oh wait, the curve is just the equation of the paraboloid with z=0 right?


So the curve is 1+x2+y2=0

why does that not sit well with me?
 
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Something is not right here. If my curve is 1+x2+y2=0

That means that x=sqrt[-1-x2] which is just stupid... wtf am I doing? :mad: 10 hours until the final and I'm effing up surface integrals:cry:

And did I compute the cross product wrong? Should it be dr/dy "cross" dr/dx instead?
 
I think I got it. If I project the paraboloid downwards, I get a circle of radius 1. So x=sqrt[1-y6] which is my UPPEr bound for x and y=sqrt[1-x6] which is my LOWER bound for y.

Yes?:biggrin:

Either way, the integral is retarded; F dot (dr/dy x dr/dx) is a huge mess. Converting to polar coordinates will help a little, but am I right to say that this is a long-a$$ integral?
 
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The problem says " lying above the rectangle
x between 0 and 1; y between -1 and 0" Those are your limits of integration.

You should have
\int_{x=0}^1\int_{y= -1}^0 (2x^2- 2x^4- 3x^2y^2+ 2xy^2+ y^2- y^4)dydx
not all that hard, surely.
 
There are two things I don't understand about this problem. First, when finding the nth root of a number, there should in theory be n solutions. However, the formula produces n+1 roots. Here is how. The first root is simply ##\left(r\right)^{\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)}##. Then you multiply this first root by n additional expressions given by the formula, as you go through k=0,1,...n-1. So you end up with n+1 roots, which cannot be correct. Let me illustrate what I mean. For this...
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