Use a double integral to find the volume of the indicated solid

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The problem involves using a double integral to find the volume of a solid defined by certain limits in the x-y plane. Participants are discussing the setup of the integral and the limits of integration.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Problem interpretation

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants are examining the limits of integration for the double integral and questioning the correctness of the setup. One participant suggests that there may be an error in the limits for y, prompting further exploration of the region defined by the integral.

Discussion Status

Some participants are actively engaging in clarifying the limits of integration and considering different approaches to setting up the double integral. There is an acknowledgment of potential errors, and one participant expresses uncertainty about the graphical representation of the region.

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Participants are referencing a graphical representation of the region in the x-y plane to aid in understanding the limits of integration. There is an indication that the problem may be perceived as straightforward, yet confusion remains regarding the correct limits.

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Homework Statement


Use a double integral to find the volume of the indicated solid.
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The Attempt at a Solution


I can't find what I did wrong, it seems like a simple problem...
$$\int_0^2 \int_0^x (4-y^{2})dydx=\int_0^2 4x-\frac{x^{3}}{3}dx$$
$$=2x^2-\frac{x^{4}}{12}|_0^2=8-\frac{16}{12}=\frac{20}{3}$$
 

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iRaid said:

Homework Statement


Use a double integral to find the volume of the indicated solid.
attachment.php?attachmentid=69225&stc=1&d=1398809837.png



Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution


I can't find what I did wrong, it seems like a simple problem...
$$\int_0^2 \int_0^x (4-y^{2})dydx=\int_0^2 4x-\frac{x^{3}}{3}dx$$
$$=2x^2-\frac{x^{4}}{12}|_0^2=8-\frac{16}{12}=\frac{20}{3}$$

One of your limits for ##y## is wrong.
 
Zondrina said:
One of your limits for ##y## is wrong.

I'm not seeing it, sorry.
 
If you graph the region in the x-y plane, it should look something like this:

http://gyazo.com/aedf21fdd2006d58eabea7d5b3324065

Suppose you hold ##x## fixed and allow ##y## to vary. Then clearly from the above graph ##0 ≤ x ≤ 2## and ##x ≤ y ≤ 2##.

Try letting ##y## be fixed and allowing ##x## to vary now. Do you get the same result?
 
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Zondrina said:
If you graph the region in the x-y plane, it should look something like this:

http://gyazo.com/aedf21fdd2006d58eabea7d5b3324065

Suppose you hold ##x## fixed and allow ##y## to vary. Then clearly from the above graph ##0 ≤ x ≤ 2## and ##x ≤ y ≤ 2##.

Try letting ##y## be fixed and allowing ##x## to vary now. Do you get the same result?

Ah right, I feel dumb now.

Thank you.
 

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