Chapter 6: Applications of Double Integration
Section 6.3: Surface Area
Example 6.3.10
Obtain the surface integral of over the part of the top half of the ellipsoid that sits above the rectangle . See Example 6.2.9.
Solution
Mathematical Solution
The surface is defined by , the top half of the ellipsoid , so the surface-area element is
Iterating in the order results in the integral
≐ 0.0002353725944
As a function of , the integrand is sufficiently complicated that, although Maple can find an antiderivative for it, this antiderivative fills several pages. Hence, the iterated integral is evaluated numerically.
Maple Solution - Interactive
Solve for
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Type the name and press the Enter key.
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The simplest approach is to employ the task template in Table 6.3.10(a).
Tools≻Tasks≻Browse:
Calculus - Vector≻Integration≻Surface Integration≻Surface Defined over a Rectangle
Surface Integral on a Surface Defined over a Rectangle
Integrand
Surface
Rectangle
Table 6.3.10(a) Task template for surface integration over a rectangle
A solution from first principles is given in Table 6.3.10(b).
Obtain
Calculus palette: Partial-derivative template
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Write an appropriate iterated integral and evaluate numerically
Calculus palette: Iterated double-integral template
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Context Panel: Approximate≻10 (digits)
Table 6.3.10(b) Solution from first principles
Maple Solution - Coded
Initialize
Install the Student MultivariateCalculus package.
Define the bounding surfaces by invoking the solve and eval commands.
Use the diff command to obtain the partial derivatives with respect to and .
Apply the simplify command.
Form the integral via the MultiInt command with a pre-defined domain option
Evaluate the integral with the evalf command
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Use the SurfaceInt command from the Student VectorCalculus package
A solution from first principles that uses the top-level Int command is given below.
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