z=sqrt(x^2+y^2-1) is NOT the equation of a cone- it is a hyperboloid.
z= sqrt{x^2+ y^2) would be (the upper nappe of) a cone with vertex at the origin with sides making angle \pi/4 with the xy-plane.
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zimbob
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Thanks for your response, so is it logical to re-arrange the integral limits such that it becomes:
Volume of cone =integral(limits theta= 0 to pi/4)integral(limits r=0 to 1/sqrt2)[sqrt((1-r^2)-r)dr d theta.
First you are going to have to define the cone part! If it is z= sqrt{x^2+ y^2}, then yes, you take, in polar coordinates, \theta= 0 to \pi/4. However, r goes from 0 to 1, not 1/\sqrt{2} because you are going up to the spherical cap.
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zimbob
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The "cone" part is given as z= sqrt{x^2+ y^2-1} which I agree is not an equation for a cone but a hyperboloid as you mentioned above. What is troubling me is how to deal with the (-1) inside the sqrt.
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zimbob
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Any ideas please, I am stuck.
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obperryo
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Did you ever get this figured out?
I am working on the same problem with the exact same issue .. the -1.