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Is it possible to find the volume of a sphere(i know the formula) using definite integration ? And if possible how to proceed ??
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
Hello Prasun-rick,Prasun-rick said:Is it possible to find the volume of a sphere(i know the formula) using definite integration ? And if possible how to proceed ??
Thanks in advance
Can you just pose the integral equation of the volume of the figure you posted !BvU said:https://www.physicsforums.com/attachments/104413
Maybe I confused you. The result of this revolution is a disk like this and that volume is relatively easy to express in a and b ...
It's not an integral. It's a disk. I lost the picture, here it is again, with the question: what is the volume, expressed in a and b ?:Prasun-rick said:Can you just pose the integral equation of the volume of the figure you posted !
Maybe pi*(r^2-x^2)*dx ??BvU said:Maybe this is better :
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yeah maybe ∫pi*(r^2-x^2)dx with integral limits from -r to r ??BvU said:Perfect. Next step: we are going to add up all these disks from -r to +r and if we take the limit for ##dx\downarrow 0## we get an integral. Can you write down that integral ? (it's an easy question, because you have almost all of it already...)
ThanksBvU said:Bingo
But what is thatPrasun-rick said:Thanks![]()
/iiint dV
Is it okay for me to learn triple integral now?? And if yes then where to start??BvU said:It means you want to sum up infinitesimal volume elements ##dV##. A volume like a sphere has three dimensions, so three integrations are necessary. In cartesian coordinates you get the volume of a cube at the origin with size ##a## from $$
\int\limits_0^a \int\limits_0^a\int\limits_0^a dxdydz = a^3$$For a sphere the limits are unwieldy in cartesian, but comfortable in spherical coordinates. A volume element is ##r^2drd\phi d\theta## (##\theta## is azimuthal) so you get $$
\int\limits_0^{2\pi} \int\limits_0^\pi \int\limits_0^R \; r^2 \sin\theta \;d\phi d\theta dr = \\
2\pi \int\limits_0^\pi \int\limits_0^R \; r^2 \sin\theta \;d\theta dr =
4\pi \int\limits_0^R \; r^2 \; dr = \ ...
$$
(There are alternative notations, like ##\ \int\limits_{\rm Volume} d^3 V\ ##)
And please teach me how to give such prominent integral sign like the ones you are typingPrasun-rick said:Is it okay for me to learn triple integral now?? And if yes then where to start??
Depends on what book or curriculum you are following; hard for me to answer. But it's always good to satisfy one's curiosity (is my opinion).Prasun-rick said:Is it okay for me to learn triple integral now?? And if yes then where to start??