Section 15.6

Cylindrical Coordinates

When the domain is circular but the solid has height.

1

Introduction

Cylindrical coordinates are just Polar Coordinates in the xy-plane, plus a z-axis.

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Integration Formula

Volume Element

Don't forget the Jacobian !

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Visualizing Cylinders

Interactive: Paraboloid Volume

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Worked Examples

Example 1: Mass of a Cylinder

Find mass of cylinder if density .

1. Limits:

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2. Integral:

.

3. Solve:

z-integral: .

r-integral: .

theta-integral: .

Example 2: Volume of Paraboloid

Find volume bounded by and .

1. Setup:

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Intersection w/ floor: .

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2. Execute:

z-int: .

r-int: .

theta-int: .

Example 3: Cone Volume

Find volume bounded by cone and plane .

1. Bounds:

Cone is .

Top is .

Intersect at .

2. Integrate:

(Floor is cone, ceiling is plane).

3. Solve:

z-int: .

r-int: .

theta-int: .

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Practice Quiz

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