Volume of a solid bounded by a paraboloid and the x-y plane

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The discussion focuses on calculating the volume of a solid bounded by a paraboloid and the x-y plane using spherical coordinates. The original poster expresses a desire to use spherical coordinates despite being advised that this approach is misleading. The correct method involves using cylindrical coordinates, as the integration limits indicate that the volume calculation resembles that of a sphere with a radius of √3. This highlights the importance of selecting appropriate coordinate systems for volume calculations in multivariable calculus.

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So I am trying to accomplish the above by using spherical coordinates, I am aware the problem may be solved using dv=dxdydz= zdxdy were z is known but I would like to try it using a different approach (using spherical coordinates). Any help would be greatly appreciated

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Judging from the integration limit, it can already be seen that your approach is misleading. In fact, you are just calculating the volume of a sphere of radius ##\sqrt{3}##.
Use cylindrical coordinate instead.
 
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