Problems from Integral on a surface

Compute the integral of f(x,y,z)=1 along the surface parametrized by φ(r,θ)=(rcosθ,rsinθ,r2)

Namely {x=rcosθy=rsinθz=r2, for r[0,1] and θ[0,2π]

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Development:

Let's follow the procedure:

  • Take the parametrization of the surface S, and compute its vectors Tu, Tv. Then compute the vector product and calculate the norm of the result.

Notice that the parametrized surface is a parabola. We calculate the vectors

Tr=(cosθ,sinθ,2r)

Tθ=(rsinθ,rcosθ,0)

and calculate the vector product: Tr×Tθ=|ijkcosθsinθ2rrsinθrcosθ0|= =2r2cosθi2r2sinθj+r(sin2θ+cos2θ)k= =r(2rcosθ,2rsinθ,1)

||Tr×Tθ=r||(2rcosθ,2rsinθ,1)||=r4r2+1

  • Substitute x, y and z by x(u,v),y(u,v) and z(u,v) in the function f, in accordance with the given parametrization. f(x,y,z)=1 it does not vary as it is a constant function.

  • Calculate the resultant integral.

Sf dS=0102πr4r2+1dθdr=012πr4r2+1dr= =π4018r4r2+1dr=π4[14r2+1]01=π4(151)

Solution:

Sf dS=π4(151)

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