Practice question · Put in order
Order this complete solution of a classic: find the mass of a hemisphere of radius whose density grows with height, .
- Set hemisphere limits: , ,
- Recognize the symmetry and choose spherical coordinates
- Separate and evaluate the three one-variable integrals
- Assemble the integrand with the Jacobian:
- Express the density: , so density
Hints
- The workflow is always: coordinates ← symmetry, then integrand (with Jacobian!), then limits, then evaluate.
- The upper hemisphere stops at the equator: runs only to .
Show the answer
- Recognize the symmetry and choose spherical coordinates
- Express the density: , so density
- Assemble the integrand with the Jacobian:
- Set hemisphere limits: , ,
- Separate and evaluate the three one-variable integrals
Why
This is the full multivariable pipeline in one problem: symmetry chooses coordinates, the Jacobian corrects volumes, limits encode the shape, and separability turns a 3D integral into three easy 1D ones (answer: ). Mastering the pipeline matters more than any single integral.
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