Chapter 6: Applications of Double Integration
Section 6.1: Area
Example 6.1.6
Use the double integral to calculate the area of the region R, the interior of the triangle whose vertices are 1,3,7,4,5,9.
Solution
Mathematical Solution
In Figure 6.1.6(a) the region R is shaded to support iteration in the order dy dx. (Either order of iteration requires two iterated integrals.) The equations for the edges of R are
YAB=x+17/6
YBC=43−5 x/2
YAC=3x+1/2
The chosen order of iteration results in the sum
∫15∫YABYAC1 dy dx+∫57∫YABYBC1 dy dx = 16
Figure 6.1.6(a) The region R
Maple Solution - Interactive
The equations of the edges of the triangle defining the region R are found in Table 6.1.6(a).
Tools≻Load Package: Student Precalculus
Loading Student:-Precalculus
Write a sequence of two lists, each list representing an endpoint of an edge.
Context Panel: Student Precalculus≻Lines And Segments≻Line≻Equation
Context Panel: Right-hand Side
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻Y[AB] (or Y[BC] or Y[AC], as appropriate)
1,3,7,4→equation of liney=16⁢x+176→right hand side16⁢x+176→assign to a nameYAB
7,4,5,9→equation of liney=−52⁢x+432→right hand side−52⁢x+432→assign to a nameYBC
1,3,5,9→equation of liney=32⁢x+32→right hand side32⁢x+32→assign to a nameYAC
Table 6.1.6(a) Obtaining the equations of the edges of the triangle defining region R
An iteration by means of which the area of R can be found is given in Table 6.1.6(b).
Iterate in the order dy dx via the template in the Calculus palette
Calculus palette: Iterated double-integral template
Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
∫15∫YABYAC1 ⅆy ⅆx+∫57∫YABYBC1 ⅆy ⅆx = 16
Table 6.1.6(b) Iterated double-integrals for finding the area of region R
Table 6.1.6(c) contains a task-template solution.
Tools≻Tasks≻Browse:
Calculus - Vector≻Integration≻Multiple Integration≻2-D≻Over a Triangle
Integrate fx,y over a Triangle
fx,y=
Vertices
x1=
x2=
x3=
y1=
y2=
y3=
dy dx
Table 6.1.6(c) Task-template for integrating over a triangle
The astute observer will note that each iterated integral produced by the task template is preceded by a minus sign. This is because Maple does not rearrange the limits of integration so that the upper edge in the triangle becomes the upper limit of integration. However, the equations for the edges are the same as listed in Table 6.1.6(a), the advantage being that the only input to the task template is the set of three vertices. Maple determines the equations of the edges and sets up the iterated integral(s).
Maple Solution - Coded
Initialize
Install the Student MultivariateCalculus package.
withStudent:-MultivariateCalculus:
Obtain the equations of the edges of the triangle forming region R
Obtain the equation with the Line and GetRepresentation commands.
Use the isolate command to solve for y and the rhs command to select the right-hand side.
YAB≔rhsisolateGetRepresentationLine1,3,7,4,form=equation,y:YBC≔rhsisolateGetRepresentationLine7,4,5,9,form=equation,y:YAC≔rhsisolateGetRepresentationLine1,3,5,9,form=equation,y:
YAB = 176+16⁢x
YBC = −52⁢x+432
YAC = 32⁢x+32
Top-level, using the Int and int commands
Int1,y=YAB..YAC,x=1..5+Int1,y=YAB..YBC,x=5..7=int1,y=YAB..YAC,x=1..5+int1,y=YAB..YBC,x=5..7
∫15∫16⁢x+17632⁢x+321ⅆyⅆx+∫57∫16⁢x+176−52⁢x+4321ⅆyⅆx=16
Use the MultiInt command from the Student MultivariateCalculus package
MultiInt1,y=YAB..YAC,x=1..5+MultiInt1,y=YAB..YBC,x=5..7 = 16
MultiInt1,y=YAB..YAC,x=1..5,output=integral+MultiInt1,y=YAB..YBC,x=5..7,output=integral
∫15∫176+16⁢x32+32⁢x1ⅆyⅆx+∫57∫176+16⁢x432−52⁢x1ⅆyⅆx
Use the MultiInt command with a pre-defined domain option
MultiInt1,x,y=Triangle1,3,7,4,5,9 = 16
MultiInt1,x,y=Triangle1,3,7,4,5,9,output=integral
∫15∫32+32⁢x176+16⁢x−1ⅆyⅆx+∫57∫432−52⁢x176+16⁢x−1ⅆyⅆx
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