Triple Integral

The triple integral can be used to find the volume of a region V :

n
lim  Vi   dv   dxdydz  Volume
n 
i 1 V

In this case we have six possible orders of integrations :

a  x  b , h1  y  h2 , g1 ( x, y )  z  g 2 ( x, y )
b h2 ( x ) g 2 ( x , y )

 f ( x, y, z )dv    
v a h1 ( x ) g1 ( x , y )
f ( x, y, z )dzdydx

How to find the limits of the integral :

In order to evaluate the integral :
 f ( x, y, z )dv
v

The first step is to integrate with respect to z, then to y, then to x.

1) Sketch the region D and its shadow (R- vertical projection in the xy- plane), label the
Upper and the lower boundary surface of D and upper, lower boundary curves of R .
2) Find the z- limits of integration : Draw a line M passing through a typical point (x,y)
in R parallel to z- axis, as z increases, M enter’s D at z = f1(x,y) , and leav’s at z =f2(x,y)
3) Find the y- limits of integration : Draw a line L passing through (x,y) parallel to y- axis,
as y increases, L enter’s R at y = g1(x,y) , and leav’s at y =g2(x,y) .
4) Find the x- limits of integration : choose x- limits that include all lines through R and
parallel to y- axis ( x=a , and x=b) .

Example :
Determine the volume of the solid bounded by :

y = -2x + 4 and z = 3 with x  0 , y  0 , z  0 ?

 y2 

V   dv    dydA
V R y1 

3 2 2 x  4
V    dydxdz ; dA  xz trace
0 0 y 0
3 2 3 2 3
    y 0 dxdz     2 x  4  dxdz   4dz   4 z 0  12
2 x  4 3

0 0 0 0 0

2) z = y , y = 1 - x 2 , z = 0 ?
xy  trace , z  0  y  0 , y  1- x 2
xz  trace , y  0  z  0 , x  1
yz  trace , x  0
1 1 x 2 y 1 1 1 x 2 1 x 2
1
y 2

 dv    dzdydx     z 0 dydx    2 

y
z  y: dx 
v 1 0 0 1 0 1 0

1  x  dx  8
2
1 2


1
2 15
 0.5
 Find the volume of the region Q, bounded by x  2 y  3 z  6 and 3 coodinate planes ?

If x, y  0  z  2
If z , y  0  x  6
If x, z  0  y  3
If we let x constant , the figure intersect with the y- axis :
x  2 y  3z  6
6 x
z
3
6 x
When intersect with z-axis : y 
2
6 x 6 x  2 y
6 2 3

 
0 0 0
dzdydx  6

6 x  2 y
3 6 2 y 3

  
0 0 0
dzdxdy 6
 Determine the volume of the solid in the first octant bounded by : x + 2y + z = 6 ?

If z  0  x  2 y  6
If y  0  x  z  6
If x  0  2 y  z  6

3 62 y 62 y  z 3 62 y

V   dv  
V 0
 
0 0
dxdzdy  
0
  6  2 y  z  dzdy 
0
6 2 y
3
 z2 
3

0  6 z  2 yz  2  dy   18  12 y  2 y 2  dy  18
0 0
 2 2
Find the volume of the region bounded by : x + y = 9, above z = 0 , and below x + z = 4 ?

If z  0  x 2  y 2  9
If y  0  x  3, x  z  4
If x  0  y  3 , z  4
3 4 x 9 x2 3 4 x

   y
9 x2
V  
3 0  9  x 2
dydzdx 
3 0
 9 x2
dzdx 

3 4 x 3 4 x
  2 9  x dzdx    2 z 9  xu2 
2  9 dxx 
2
 du  2 xdx
3 0 3
  0

3 3 
 24  x 9  x dx    8  2 x  9  x 2  dx 
2

3 3
 
3 3
8  9  x dx  2  x 9  x 2 dx 
2

3 3
u  9  x  du  2 xdx
2

3
2
2u
 2 x 9  x dx   udu 
2

3
 9  x 2 dx  x  3sin  , dx  3cos  d
1  cos 2 1 sin 2 
 3 cos *3cos  d  9  d  9   
2 2 4 
3 3
2 2
 36  18sin 2  (9  x )  36  36sin  cos   (9  x ) 
2 2 2 2

3 3
3
 1      9  x2 
36sin    36      36
  
3  
3 3  3
2 4-x 2 x
sin2z
Evaluate the integral by changing the order of the integration :   0 4 - z dydzdx?
0 0

2 4 x2 x 2 4 x2 4 4 z
sin 2 z sin 2 z sin 2 z
  0 4  z dydzdx  0  xdzdx    xdxdz 
0 0 0
4 z 0 0
4 z
4 4
 1   1 1 2 
4
sin 2 z 1 sin 2 4
0 4  z * 2 (4  z )dz   4 cos 2 z    4  2 sin z  0  2
0
 Home work

1) Evaluate  2 xdv , where R is the region under the plane 2x + 3y + z = 6 Which lies
R

in the first octant ?

2) Determine the volume of the region that lies behind the plane : x + y + z = 8 and the
3 3
The front of the region in the yz-plane that is bounded by z = y and z = y ?
2 4

3) Evaluate the integral by changing the order of the integral :

4 1 2
4cos(x 2 )
0 0 2y 2 z dxdydz ?