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Similar to double integrals, we can define triple integrals for functions of three variables. Therefore, if f(x,y,z)f(x,y,z) is defined over a rectangular box, E, where E={(x,y,z)∣ a≤x≤b, c≤y≤d, e≤z≤f}E=\{(x,y,z)|\ a\le x\le b,\ c\le y\le d,\ e\le z\le f\}, then the triple integral of f(x,y,z)f(x,y,z) over EE is equal to:
∭Ef(x,y,z)dV=lim⁡m,n,l→∞∑i=1m∑j=1n∑k=1lf(xijk∗,yijk∗,zijk∗)ΔV\color{blue}\iiint_Ef(x,y,z)dV=\lim_{m,n,l\to\infty}\sum_{i=1}^m\sum_{j=1}^n\sum_{k=1}^lf(x_{ijk}^*,y_{ijk}^*,z_{ijk}^*)\Delta V
Similar to double integrals, Fubini's Theorem expresses a triple integral in terms of three single partial integrals:
∭Ef(x,y,z)dV=∫ab∫cd∫eff(x,y,z)dzdydx\color{blue}\iiint_Ef(x,y,z)dV=\int_a^b\int_c^d\int_e^ff(x,y,z)dzdydx
Similar to double integrals, the integration over a variable is done by treating the rest of the variables as constants.
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The Fubini's theorem for regions of general shapes is similar to the one for the region with a rectangular shape. If E={(x,y,z)∣(x,y)∈D,z1(x,y)≤z≤z2(x,y)}E = \{(x, y, z)| (x,y) \in D, z_1(x,y) \le z \le z_2(x,y) \}, where DD is the projection of region EE in the xy-plane, then the triple integral of f(x,y,z)f(x,y,z) over EE is equal to:
∭Ef(x,y,z)dV=∬D[∫z1(z,y)z2(x,y)f(x,y,z)dz]dA\color{blue}\iiint_Ef(x,y,z)dV=\iint_D\bigg[\int_{z_1(z,y)}^{z_2(x,y)}f(x,y,z)dz\bigg]dA

In general, if E={(x,y,z)∣a≤x≤b, h1(x)≤y≤h2(x), z1(x,y)≤z≤z2(x,y)}E=\{(x,y,z)|a\le x\le b,\ h_1(x)\le y\le h_2(x),\ z_1(x,y)\le z\le z_2(x,y)\}, then, the triple integral of f(x,y,z)f(x,y,z) over EE is equal to:
∭Ef(x,y,z)dV=∫ab∫h1(x)h2(x)∫z1(x,y)z2(x,y)f(x,y,z)dzdydx\color{blue}\iiint_Ef(x,y,z)dV=\int_a^b\int_{h_1(x)}^{h_2(x)}\int_{z_1(x,y)}^{z_2(x,y)}f(x,y,z)dzdydx
Effectively, after taking integration over one of the variables, the problem is converted to a double integral and we can use the methods we learned for double integrals to do the rest of calculations.
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Evaluate the triple integral ∭Exy2z2dV\iiint_Exy^2z^2dV, where EE is defined as:
E={(x,y,z)∣0≤x≤2,  −1≤y≤1,  0≤z≤2}E=\{(x,y,z)|0\leq x\leq2,\;-1\leq y\leq 1,\;0\leq z\leq2\}

I=∫02dx∫−11dy∫02xy2z2  dz=∫02dx∫−11dy  xy2z33∣02\displaystyle I=\int_0^2dx\int_{-1}^1dy\int_0^2 xy^2z^2\;dz= \int_0^2dx\int_{-1}^1dy\; xy^2\frac{z^3}{3}\bigg\vert_0^2

=∫02dx∫−1183xy2  dy=83∫02dx∫−11xy2  dy=83∫02dx  xy33∣−11\displaystyle=\int_0^2dx\int_{-1}^1\frac{8}{3}xy^2\;dy=\frac{8}{3}\int_0^2dx\int_{-1}^1xy^2\;dy= \frac{8}{3}\int_0^2dx\;x\frac{y^3}{3}\bigg\vert_{-1}^1

=89∫02x  dx((1)3−(−1)3)=89∫022x  dx=89x2∣02=894=329\displaystyle=\frac{8}{9}\int_0^2x\;dx((1)^3-(-1)^3)=\frac{8}{9}\int_0^22x\;dx= \frac{8}{9}x^2\bigg\vert_0^2=\frac{8}{9}4=\frac{32}{9}

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Evaluate ∭EydV\iiint_EydV where EE is bounded by planes x=0x=0, y=0y=0, z=0z=0, x+y+z=2x+y+z=2

z=0⇒x+y=2, x≥0, y≥0z=0\Rightarrow x+y=2,\ x\geq0,\ y\geq0
0≤x≤20\leq x\leq2
0≤y≤2−x0\leq y\leq2-x
0≤z≤2−x−y0\leq z\leq2-x-y



I=∭Ey  dV=∫02dx∫02−xdy∫02−x−yy  dz\displaystyle I=\iiint_{E}y\;dV= \int_0^2dx\int_0^{2-x}dy\int_0^{2-x-y}y\;dz
=∫02dx∫02−xdy  yz∣02−x−y\displaystyle= \int_0^2dx\int_0^{2-x}dy\;yz\bigg\vert_0^{2-x-y}
=∫02dx∫02−xy(2−x−y)  dy=∫02dx∫02−x(2y−xy−y2)  dy\displaystyle=\int_0^2dx\int_0^{2-x}y(2-x-y)\;dy= \int_0^2dx\int_0^{2-x}(2y-xy-y^2)\;dy
=∫02dx(y2−xy22−y33)∣02−x\displaystyle=\int_0^2dx(y^2-x\frac{y^2}{2}-\frac{y^3}{3})\bigg\vert_0^{2-x}
=∫02((2−x)2−x(2−x)22−(2−x)33)dx\displaystyle=\int_0^2\left((2-x)^2-x\frac{(2-x)^2}{2}-\frac{(2-x)^3}{3}\right)dx
=∫02(4/3+x2−2x−1/6x3)  dx=4/6=23\displaystyle=\int_0^2(4/3+x^2-2x-1/6x^3)\;dx=4/6=\frac{2}{3}
Determine the volume of the region between x+y+z=8 x+y+z=8~and the yz-plane that is bounded by z=32y z=\frac{3}{2}\sqrt{y}~and z=34yz=\frac{3}{4}y.
Evaluate ∫∫∫3−4xdVE                            \displaystyle\int\int\int3-4xdV\newline{} \scriptsize{E}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, where E is between z = 4 - xy and they xy-plane such that 0≤x≤2, 0≤y≤10\leq{x}\leq{2},~0\leq{y}\leq{1}.
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Express ∫∫∫f(x, y, z)dVE                                    \displaystyle\int\int\int f(x,~y,~z)dV\newline{} \scriptsize{E}~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6 ways if y=4−x2−4z2 & y=0y=4-x^2-4z^2~\&~y=0.
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Let E be the region bounded by the planes y = 0, y = 2, y + z = 3, and the surface z=x2z=x^2. Consider
I=∫∫∫f(x, y, z) dVI = \int\int\int f(x,~y,~z)~dV
Express the integral as dzdxdy, dxdydz, dydxdz.dzdxdy,~dxdydz,~dydxdz.