Review

DOUBLE
INTEGRATION
(Cartesian)
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How do we evaluate a double integral over a region?

Case 1. The region is rectangular.

Case 2. The region is bounded above by the graph of

a function h, below by the graph of a function g and
where a  x  b .

Case 3. The region is bounded on the right by the

graph of a function h, on the left by the graph of a
function g and where c  y  d .

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How do we evaluate a double integral over a region?

Case 1. The region is rectangular.

y=d
 f ( x , y )dA
R

f ( x , y )dydx
b d
= 
a c
y=c
f ( x , y )dxdy
d b
= 
x=a x=b c a

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Example. Let R be the region in the plane which is
bounded by the graphs of
x = 0 , x = 2 , y = 1 and y = 3 .
Set-up the integral of f(x,y)=x+2y over the region R
with (1) dydx, (2) dxdy as order of integration.
How do we evaluate a double integral over a region?
Case 2. The region is bounded above by the graph of
a function h, below by the graph of a function g and
where a  x  b .

 f ( x , y )dA
R
h( x )
y = h( x )
 ( ) f (x , y )dydx
b
=
a g x

y = g( x )

x=a x=b
Example
Consider the region R bounded by the graphs of
y = x 2, y = 4 and the y-axis in the first quadrant.
Set-up the integral of f(x,y)=x over the region R.

Solution:
(2,4)
y=4
 xdA =
R

y=x 2

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How do we evaluate a double integral over a region?
Case 3. The region is bounded on the right by the
graph of a function h, on the left by the graph of a
function g and where c  y  d .

y=d  f ( x , y )dA
R

x = h( y )
h( y )
 ( ) f (x , y )dxdy.
d
=
c g y

y=c
x = g( y )
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Example
Consider the region R bounded by the graphs of
y = x − 1 and y = x − 3.
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Set-up the integral of f(x,y)=𝑦 2 over the region R.

Solution:
 dA
2
y
R

x = y2 +1
y2 = x - 1 x=y +3
(5,2)
y=x -3

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Exercise : Sketch the region of integration. Write an
integral with the order of integration reversed.
2 4− 2 x
1. 0 0 2 xdydx
4

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Exercises: Sketch the region of integration. Write an
integral with the order of integration reversed.
4 ( y −4) / 2
2. 
0 − 4−y
dx dy
4

−2

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