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Lecture 19: Double Integrals over Rectangles

In Calculus 1, given a continuous function f (x) ≥ 0 on


an interval [a, b], we define the area under the curve as a
definite integral
Z b Xn
f (x) dx = lim f (xi)∆x
a n→∞
i=1

y = f (x)

a b

We wish to use a similar technique to motivate the definition


of a definite integral of a function of two variables:
Consider a continuous function f (x, y) ≥ 0 on a rectangular
region R = {(x, y)|a ≤ x ≤ b, c ≤ y ≤ d} = [a, b]×[c, d].
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Goal: Find the volume of the solid that lies above R and
under the surface z = f (x, y).

We divide the region R into small rectangle Rij and we


simplify the process by
1. partitioning the intervals equally,
b−a
a = x0 < x1 < · · · < xi < · · · < xm = b, ∆x =
m
d−c
c = y0 < y1 < · · · < yj < · · · < yn = d, ∆y =
n
and
2. choosing the upper right-hand corner point of the sub-
rectangle Rij as the sample point.

Then volume under the surface can be approximated by

V ≈
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Next, let both m and n go to infinity and we define the


volume of the solid under the surface f (x, y) and above the
rectangle R is

V =
if the limit exists.

Def. The double integral of f (x, y) over a rectangle R


is defined as
ZZ
f (x, y) dA =
R

If the limit exists, we say that f is integrable over R.


ZZ
ex. Evaluate (8 − 2y) dA, where R = [0, 3] × [0, 4].
R
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Iterated Integrals
To calculate the volume of the solid given in the definition
of double integral, we can take the solid, slice it into thin
sections perpendicular to the y-axis, and add the volumes
of the each slice.

Therefore, V =

ZZ Z dZ b
V = f (x, y) dA = f (x, y) dx dy
c a
R

The right-hand side of the equality is an iterated integral


and we work from inside out.
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ex. Evaluate the iterated integral


Z 9Z 4
1
√ dx dy
1 1 xy

Z 4Z 9
1
Try it later: √ dy dx = 8
1 1 xy
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Fubini’s Theorem
If f is continuous on the rectangle R = [a, b] × [c, d], then
ZZ
f (x, y) dA =
R

While the order of integration of a double integral may not


affect its value, the ease of integration may be dependent
on the order of integration.
Z 1Z 2
y
ex. Evaluate: dy dx
0 0 (xy + 1)2
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Z 1Z 2
y
ex. Evaluate 2
dy dx by changing the
0 0 (xy + 1)
order of integration.
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ex. Find the volume of the solid in the first octant enclosed
by z = 4 − x2 and y = 2.

y
x
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Special case: If f (x, y) = g(x)h(y) on R = [a, b] × [c, d],


then
ZZ
g(x)h(y) dA =
R

Z 1Z 1
ex. Evaluate: yex+y dy dx
0 0
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Now You Try It (NYTI):


ZZ
1. Evaluate (4 − 2y) dA, R = [0, 1] × [0, 1] by interpreting it as
R
the volume of the solid. 3

Z 1Z 1 Z 1Z 1
x−y 1 x−y 1
2. Given dy dx = and dx dy = − .
0 0 (x + y)3 2 0 0 (x + y)3 2
Do the answers contradict Fubini’s Theorem and why? no
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3. Evaluate
Z 1Z 2
(a) yex−y dx dy (e2 − 1)(1 − 2e−1 )
0 0

Z 1Z 1 p √
(b) xy x2 + y 2 dy dx 2
15 (22 − 1)
0 0
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ZZ

(c) x sin(x + y) dA, R = [0, π/6] × [0, π/3] 3−1
2 − π
12

ZZ
x
(d) dA, R = [0, 1] × [0, 1] 2 ln(2) − 1
1 + xy
R

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