Triple equation for integral on a graph

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The discussion revolves around finding the volume of a shape using integrals, specifically focusing on the equations of planes in 3D space and their representation in integral form. The context includes challenges in expressing certain surfaces and the relationship between different variables in the equations.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant is attempting to find the volume of a shape using integrals but struggles to express a second plane's equation in a usable form.
  • Another participant questions whether this is a homework problem and asks about the surfaces that bound the volume and the role of the parameter "a."
  • A later reply clarifies that the shape in question is a regular tetrahedron and mentions recalculating the function of a line related to a triangle in 3D space.
  • There is a reference to the parameter "a" being the length of the edges of the tetrahedron.
  • One participant suggests reviewing external resources for integration techniques involving complex limits.

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Participants express uncertainty about the specifics of the problem, and multiple viewpoints are presented regarding the formulation of the volume and the equations involved. The discussion remains unresolved as participants seek clarification and additional information.

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There are limitations regarding the clarity of the equations presented and the assumptions about the surfaces involved in the volume calculation. The discussion also reflects a dependence on the definitions of the geometric shapes and their properties.

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Hi, so I'm trying to find the volume of a shape using integral, I found the equation of one plane in 3D space but the second one is something like that, which I cannot write in integral as a function: ##\frac{2(2x-a)}{a}=-\frac{2(6y-a\sqrt3)}{a\sqrt3}=\frac{2z-a\sqrt3}{a\sqrt3}##
In the 3D viewer program, I wrote this and it made a line, but I needed a plane. Other points of that shape were connected, for example, z=3y and it was a plane, that can be written in integral. When I solve for x it wasn't right in the 3D coordinate system space.
Like I can write integral of (3y)dy but not integral of (2x=3y=4z)dxdydz... :(
 

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Is this homework?

Are there other surfaces that bound the volume?

How is the parameter "a" used?
 
scottdave said:
Is this homework?

Are there other surfaces that bound the volume?

How is the parameter "a" used?
Sorry, I wrote little information, so it's a regular tetrahedron.
I recalculated that and the function of the line (which is bisectriz of the BCD triangle/surface) is a little bit different. But the main problem is how to calculate the volume under that triangle. I've searched the formula of the line (in 3D space) on the internet btw.

"a" is the length of the edges.

P.S. Kinda homework-ish...
 

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