School of Mathematics & Applied Statistics

MATH283 Advanced Engineering Mathematic and Statistics

Mathematics - Self-help Exercises 3
Double Integration
1. Evaluating the following of double integrals
∫ 2 ∫ x2
(a) (2x + y)dydx , [ 143
30 ]
1 x
∫ 1 ∫ y
(b) (x2 + y 2 )dxdy , 3
[ 35 ]
0 y2
∫ 1 ∫ 1
2
(c) ex dxdy , [ 21 (1 − e)]
0 y
∫ ∫
2. Evaluate the double integral (1 + x + y)dxdy , where
R
1
(a) R is the region in the first octant bounded by the straight lines y = x , y = x and x = 2 .
2
[ 10
3 ]

(b) R is the region in the first octant bounded by the curves y = x − 1 and y = 3 . [ 63
2 ]

3. Evaluate the double integral ∫ ∫

(x2 + y 2 )dxdy
R

where R s the region bounded by the graphs of y = x , y = 2x and the line x = 2 . [ 40

3 ]
∫ ∫
1
4. Calculate the volume V = zdxdy , where z = (16x + 9y) , R is the region bounded by
12
4√
R

y= 9 − x2 , and the x and y axes. [ 28 ]

3
∫ 2 ∫ y=x
5. (a) Evaluate (2x + 2y)dydx.
x=0 y=0

(b) Sketch the region of integration R defined by the given double integral.

(c) hence confirm your answer in (a) by evaluating the double integral obtained by reversing the
order of integration.

6. (a) Sketch the region of integration R defined by the double integral

∫ 1 ∫ y=1
ey
2x dydx.
0 y=x y2

(b) Hence evaluate double integral by reversing the order of integration. [e−1]

7. Change the following integrals into equivalent polar integral. Then evaluate the polar integrals.
∫ 1 ∫ √
1−x2 ∫ 1 ∫ √1−y2 ∫ a ∫ √
a2 −x2
2 2
(a) dydx (b) (x + y )dxdy (c) √ dydx
−1 0 0 0 −a − a2 −x2

[ π2 , π8 , πa2 ]