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Section 16.3 Triple Integrals

Triple integrals can be used to calculate the volume of a solid region in 3D space, just as double integrals calculate area in 2D space. To evaluate a triple integral, the 3D region is broken into small cubes, and the volume of each cube is summed. The integral can be evaluated using an iterated integral by performing the integrations in any of 6 possible orders of the variables, with the limits of each successive integral involving fewer variables. Triple integrals can be used to calculate properties like total mass by multiplying volume by density.

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Section 16.3 Triple Integrals

Triple integrals can be used to calculate the volume of a solid region in 3D space, just as double integrals calculate area in 2D space. To evaluate a triple integral, the 3D region is broken into small cubes, and the volume of each cube is summed. The integral can be evaluated using an iterated integral by performing the integrations in any of 6 possible orders of the variables, with the limits of each successive integral involving fewer variables. Triple integrals can be used to calculate properties like total mass by multiplying volume by density.

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Section 16.

3
Triple Integrals
A continuous function of 3 variable can be
integrated over a solid region, W, in 3-space just
as a function of two variables can be integrated
over a flat region in 2-space
We can create a Riemann sum for the region W
This involves breaking up the 3D space into small
cubes
Then summing up the volume in each of these cubes


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A =
p
k
n
j
m
i
k j i
p
n
m
W
z y x z y x f dV z y x f
1 1 1
) , , ( lim ) , , (
If
then




In this case we have a rectangular shaped box
region that we are integrating over
p
g h
z
m
c d
y
n
a b
x

= A

= A

= A ' ,
} , , ) , , {( h z g d y c b x a z y x W s s s s s s =
We can compute this with an iterated integral
In this case we will have a triple integral



Notice that we have 6 orders of integration
possible for the above iterated integral
Lets take a look at some examples

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=
h
g
d
c
b
a
W
dz dy dx z y x f dV z y x f ) , , ( ) , , (
Example
Pg. 801, #3 from the text, Find the triple integral


W is the rectangular box with corners at (0,0,0),
(a,0,0), (0,b,0), and (0,0,c)
z y x
e z y x f

= ) , , (
Example
Pg. 801, #5 from the text, Sketch the region of
integration




Lets set up the limits of integration for #15 on
pg 801
2
1 1 1
0 1 0
( , , )
z
f x y z dydzdx

} } }
Triple Integrals can be used to
calculate volume
Pg. 801, #18 from the text
Find the volume of the region bounded by z =
x + y, z = 10, and the planes x = 0, y = 0

Similar to how we can use double integrals to
calculate the area of a region, we can use triple
integrals to calculate volume
We will set f(x,y,z) = 1
Example
Calculate the volume of the figure bound by
the following curves
y z
y z
y
y x
2 3
3
3
16
2 2
=
+ =
=
= +
Some notes on triple integrals
Since triple integrals can be used to calculate
volume, they can be used to calculate total
mass (recall Mass = Volume * density) and
center of mass
When setting up a triple integral, note that
The outside integral limits must be constants
The middle integral limits can involve only one
variable
The inside integral limits can involve two integrals

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