# integration

• Nov 19th 2008, 08:06 AM
koalamath
integration
I need help setting the bounds of this equation
Find the volume of the solid bounded by the planes x=0 y=0 z=0 and x+y+z=6
thank you
• Nov 19th 2008, 08:33 AM
Soroban
Hello, koalamath!

Quote:

Find the volume of the solid bounded by the planes: . $x+y+z\:=\:6,\;x=0,\;y=0,\;z=0$

The solid is in the first octant, bounded by the plane $x + y + z \:=\:6$
. . which has intercepts: (6,0,0), (0,6,0), (0,0,6).

We have: . $V \;=\;\int\int_A z\,dA$ . . . where $A$ is the region in the $x\text{-}y$ plane.

That region looks like this:
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6 *
|:*
|:::*
|:::::*
|:::::::*
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- + - - - - - * - - -
|          6

We see that $y$ goes from $0$ to $6-x$

And $x$ goes from $0$ to $6.$

Therefore: . $V \;=\;\int^6_0\int^{6-x}_0 (6-x-y)\,dy\,dx$

• Nov 19th 2008, 11:35 AM
koalamath
Thank you so much
• Nov 19th 2008, 11:44 AM
koalamath
Wait i get 6 as the answer and that's wrong
• Nov 19th 2008, 01:36 PM
Krizalid
Your integration skills or arithmetic are wrong 'cause the answer is 36.