Triple integral to find the volume

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The discussion focuses on using a triple integral to calculate the volume of the region defined by the equations \( z^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 1 \) and \( x^2 + z^2 = 1 \). The user initially attempted to set up the integral but encountered issues with the integration limits, leading to a result of zero. The correct approach involves understanding the three-dimensional intersection of the given surfaces, which requires a proper setup of the triple integral to accurately represent the volume of the common region.

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use a triple integral to find the volume of the region that is common to the interiors of z^2 +y^2 + z^2 = 1 and x^2 + z^2 = 1

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Would I just calculate the are of the disc? I set up a triple integral as inte [0 to 1] 2nd inte [0 to sqrt(1-z^2)] 3rd inte [0 to 0] dy dx dz
That doesn't really work though since after the first integration it would just be 0 (??)
How would you set up this triple integral? (I might just not be understanding what the region is??)
 
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This isn't a double integral, so the region of integration isn't a disk or other two-dimensional object. The region of integration is the three-dimensional space that is "common to the interiors of z^2 +y^2 + z^2 = 1 and x^2 + z^2 = 1."
 

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