Difficult Region of Integration Involving Gauss's Theorem












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I'm told to use Gauss's Theorem to compute the flux of a field $vec F = <x,y^2,y+z>$ along the boundary of the cylindrical solid $x^2+y^2 le 4$ below $z=8$ and above $z=x$.



I know by Gauss's Theorem that:



Net Flux = $iint_{partial D} vec F cdot vec ndS = iiint_D nabla cdot vec FdV$



This computation is pretty straight forward. $nabla cdot vec F = 2+2y$. But the region of integration is particularly difficult to map out.



I thought to use cylindrical coordinates and setting the bounds to $0 le theta le 2 pi$, $0 le z le 8$, and $0 le r le 4$, but this seems like it would just give me the area of the cylinder of height 8--and wouldn't include the part where z=x slices through the cylinder.



What would be the right way to go in terms of the bounds of integration?










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    I'm told to use Gauss's Theorem to compute the flux of a field $vec F = <x,y^2,y+z>$ along the boundary of the cylindrical solid $x^2+y^2 le 4$ below $z=8$ and above $z=x$.



    I know by Gauss's Theorem that:



    Net Flux = $iint_{partial D} vec F cdot vec ndS = iiint_D nabla cdot vec FdV$



    This computation is pretty straight forward. $nabla cdot vec F = 2+2y$. But the region of integration is particularly difficult to map out.



    I thought to use cylindrical coordinates and setting the bounds to $0 le theta le 2 pi$, $0 le z le 8$, and $0 le r le 4$, but this seems like it would just give me the area of the cylinder of height 8--and wouldn't include the part where z=x slices through the cylinder.



    What would be the right way to go in terms of the bounds of integration?










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      I'm told to use Gauss's Theorem to compute the flux of a field $vec F = <x,y^2,y+z>$ along the boundary of the cylindrical solid $x^2+y^2 le 4$ below $z=8$ and above $z=x$.



      I know by Gauss's Theorem that:



      Net Flux = $iint_{partial D} vec F cdot vec ndS = iiint_D nabla cdot vec FdV$



      This computation is pretty straight forward. $nabla cdot vec F = 2+2y$. But the region of integration is particularly difficult to map out.



      I thought to use cylindrical coordinates and setting the bounds to $0 le theta le 2 pi$, $0 le z le 8$, and $0 le r le 4$, but this seems like it would just give me the area of the cylinder of height 8--and wouldn't include the part where z=x slices through the cylinder.



      What would be the right way to go in terms of the bounds of integration?










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      I'm told to use Gauss's Theorem to compute the flux of a field $vec F = <x,y^2,y+z>$ along the boundary of the cylindrical solid $x^2+y^2 le 4$ below $z=8$ and above $z=x$.



      I know by Gauss's Theorem that:



      Net Flux = $iint_{partial D} vec F cdot vec ndS = iiint_D nabla cdot vec FdV$



      This computation is pretty straight forward. $nabla cdot vec F = 2+2y$. But the region of integration is particularly difficult to map out.



      I thought to use cylindrical coordinates and setting the bounds to $0 le theta le 2 pi$, $0 le z le 8$, and $0 le r le 4$, but this seems like it would just give me the area of the cylinder of height 8--and wouldn't include the part where z=x slices through the cylinder.



      What would be the right way to go in terms of the bounds of integration?







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          You have the $theta$ and $r$ bounds right, as well as the upper bound for $z$. The lower bound can be thought of as the lower "boundary" of your region, i.e.,
          $$
          z = x
          $$

          or
          $$
          z = r cos theta
          $$

          in cylindrical coordinates.
          So your bounds would be
          $$rcos theta leq z leq 8$$






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            You have the $theta$ and $r$ bounds right, as well as the upper bound for $z$. The lower bound can be thought of as the lower "boundary" of your region, i.e.,
            $$
            z = x
            $$

            or
            $$
            z = r cos theta
            $$

            in cylindrical coordinates.
            So your bounds would be
            $$rcos theta leq z leq 8$$






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              You have the $theta$ and $r$ bounds right, as well as the upper bound for $z$. The lower bound can be thought of as the lower "boundary" of your region, i.e.,
              $$
              z = x
              $$

              or
              $$
              z = r cos theta
              $$

              in cylindrical coordinates.
              So your bounds would be
              $$rcos theta leq z leq 8$$






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                $begingroup$

                You have the $theta$ and $r$ bounds right, as well as the upper bound for $z$. The lower bound can be thought of as the lower "boundary" of your region, i.e.,
                $$
                z = x
                $$

                or
                $$
                z = r cos theta
                $$

                in cylindrical coordinates.
                So your bounds would be
                $$rcos theta leq z leq 8$$






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                You have the $theta$ and $r$ bounds right, as well as the upper bound for $z$. The lower bound can be thought of as the lower "boundary" of your region, i.e.,
                $$
                z = x
                $$

                or
                $$
                z = r cos theta
                $$

                in cylindrical coordinates.
                So your bounds would be
                $$rcos theta leq z leq 8$$







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