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Clear["Global`*"];

f[x_, y_] := 9 - x^2 - y^2;

Integrate[f[x, y], {x, -1, 1}, {y, -Sqrt[1 - x^2], Sqrt[1 - x^2]}]

Integrate[f[x, y], {x, y} ∈ Disk[]]

Both give:

(17 π)/2


Visualization:

p1 = Plot3D[f[x, y], {x, -3, 3}, {y, -3, 3}
   , PlotStyle -> None
   , PlotRange -> {{-3, 3}, {-3, 3}, {0, 10}}
   , ClippingStyle -> None
   , ImageSize -> 400
   ];
p2 = Plot3D[f[x, y], {x, y} ∈ Disk[]
   , Filling -> Bottom
   , FillingStyle -> Opacity[0.5]
   , PlotRange -> {0, 9}
   ];
Show[p1, p2]

enter image description here


Question

How can the same problem be set up and solved using polar coordinates? i.e., by manually performing double integration as well as by integrating over a polar region using Mathematica' s syntax?


Thanks for your help.

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3 Answers 3

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f[x_, y_] := 9 - x^2 - y^2;
Integrate[f[x, y], {x, -1, 1}, {y, -Sqrt[1 - x^2], Sqrt[1 - x^2]}]
(* (17 π)/2 *)

IntegrateChangeVariables[
 Inactive[Integrate][f[x, y], {x, -1, 1}, {y, -Sqrt[1 - x^2], Sqrt[1 - x^2]}], {r, θ},
 "Cartesian" -> "Polar"]
(* Inactive[Integrate][-r (-9 + r^2), {r, 0, 1}, {θ, -π, π}] *)

Activate[%]
(* (17 π)/2 *)
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  • $\begingroup$ Thanks. Can 9 - r^2 also be integrated over a polar region? e.g., Integrate[ r ( 9 - r^2), {θ, r} ∈ reg]? So far I haven't been able to do this. $\endgroup$
    – Syed
    Commented Feb 10 at 15:31
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  • Method-1
f[x_, y_] := 9 - x^2 - y^2;
reg = ParametricRegion[
  r {Cos[t], Sin[t]}, {{t, 0, 2 π}, {r, 0, 1}}]
Integrate[f[x, y], {x, y} ∈ reg]

(17 π)/2.

  • Mehtod-2
Clear[x,y];
f[x_, y_] := 9 - x^2 - y^2;
x[r_, t_] := r*Cos[t];
y[r_, t_] := r*Sin[t];
Integrate[
 f[x[r, t], y[r, t]]*Abs@Det@Grad[{x[r, t], y[r, t]}, {r, t}], {t, 0, 
  2 π}, {r, 0, 1}]

(17 π)/2.

  • Another example is ellipsoid.
Clear[f, a, b];
f[x_, y_] := 9 - x^2 - y^2;
{a, b} = {3, 2};
Integrate[f[x, y], {x, y} ∈ Ellipsoid[{0, 0}, {a, b}]]

Clear[x, y];
x[r_, t_] := a*r*Cos[t];
y[r_, t_] := b*r*Sin[t];
Integrate[
 f[x[r, t], y[r, t]]*Abs@Det@Grad[{x[r, t], y[r, t]}, {r, t}], {t, 0, 
  2  π}, {r, 0, 1}]

(69 π)/2.

(69 π)/2.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thanks. Can 9 - r^2 also be integrated over a polar region? Integrate[ r ( 9 - r^2), {θ, r} ∈ reg]? So far I don't know how to do this. $\endgroup$
    – Syed
    Commented Feb 10 at 15:33
  • $\begingroup$ @Syed Do you mean Integrate[ r (9 - r^2), {r, θ} ∈ Rectangle @@ Transpose@{{0, 1}, {0, 2 π}}] ? $\endgroup$
    – cvgmt
    Commented Feb 10 at 15:41
  • $\begingroup$ This is interesting but no. I mean, with the polar region reg you have defined above. $\endgroup$
    – Syed
    Commented Feb 10 at 15:52
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Thanks for the nice answers by @David G. Stork and @cvgmt

Since IntegrateChangeVariables is a promising (but a recent) addition, I would like to add this workaround:

f[x_, y_] := 9 - x^2 - y^2;
tf = TransformedField[ "Cartesian" -> "Polar", 
   f[x, y], {x, y} -> {r, θ}] // Simplify

9 - r^2

Integrate[ r tf, {r, 0, 1}, {θ, 0, 2 π}]

(17 π)/2

where the calculations for limits of r and θ are being done manually, something that IntegrateChangeVariables provides.


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