# Transform the region and compute the integral

1. Jan 26, 2013

### Zondrina

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

This is an exercise from Taylor & Mann page 468 Q5 :

Use the transformation x=au and y=bv to map the region R defined by $\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} ≤ 1$ onto the uv plane.

Evaluate : $\int \int_R \frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} dxdy$

with the aid of this transofrm and polar coordinates.

2. Relevant equations

$\int \int_R F(x,y) dxdy = \int \int_{R'} G(u,v)|J| dudv$

Where |J| is the Jacobian.

3. The attempt at a solution

So if R is defined to be $\frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} ≤ 1$, then using the transformation x=au and y=bv we define a new region R' by $u^2 + v^2 ≤ 1$

Now I can easily set up a Cartesian integral in terms of u and v, but the point is to use polars to simplify things.

So let u = rcosθ and v = rsinθ and hence R' becomes $r ≤ 1$ since r>0 for $0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π$

The Jacobian of polars is just r, so J = r.

Using all this information, our integral becomes :

$\int_{0}^{1} \int_{0}^{2π} r^3 dθdr = \pi/2$

I'm getting the feeling I'm missing something here as the answer at the back of the book is πab/2 which sadly my integral almost evaluates to, but not quite.

Any pointers?

2. Jan 26, 2013

### Fightfish

Just a slight careless mistake when you went from xy-space to uv-space:
dx = a du
dy = b dv
This returns you the factor of ab that you are missing.

3. Jan 26, 2013

### Dick

What happened to the Jacobian of the transformation (x,y)->(u,v)?

4. Jan 26, 2013

### Zondrina

Ahhhhh thank you good sir :) I got the answer I wanted now.

5. Jan 26, 2013

### Zondrina

The Jacobian of polars is just r so yeah.