# Triple Integral Calculation

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• Apr 13th 2009, 05:53 PM
HFLER
Triple Integral Calculation
Hello,

How do I calculate the triple integral for the solid created by the triple integral of "x dV" with limit "D", where D is bounded by paraboloid z=x^2+y^2 and the plane z=1?

Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.
• Apr 13th 2009, 07:38 PM
Chris L T521
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Originally Posted by HFLER
Hello,

How do I calculate the triple integral for the solid created by the triple integral of "x dV" with limit "D", where D is bounded by paraboloid z=x^2+y^2 and the plane z=1?

Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.

The easiest way to approach this is to use cylindrical coordinates.

Consider the cross section of the solid when $z=1$: We have the circle $x^2+y^2=1\implies r^2=1\implies r=1$, after our conversion to cylindrical coordinates.

Thus, we can make the claim that $0\leqslant r\leqslant 1$, $0\leqslant\theta\leqslant2\pi$, and $1\leqslant z\leqslant r^2$.

Taking into consideration that $x=r\cos\theta$ in the cylindrical coordinate system, we see that $\iiint\limits_D x\,dV=\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^1\int_0^{r^2}\left(r\cos \theta\right) r\,dz\,dr\,d\theta=\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^1\int_0^{r^ 2}r^2\cos\theta\,dz\,dr\,d\theta$

Can you continue on with the calculation?