Physics I / Triple Integrals
Practice question · Match the pairs

Match each physical quantity to the triple integral that computes it (over a solid EE of density ρ(x,y,z)\rho(x,y,z)).

  • Volume of EE
  • Mass of EE
  • Average density
  • Moment about the xyxy-plane
  • EρdV  /  E1dV\iiint_E \rho\,dV \;/\; \iiint_E 1\,dV
  • EzρdV\iiint_E z\rho\,dV
  • EρdV\iiint_E \rho\,dV
  • E1dV\iiint_E 1\,dV
Hints
  1. Integrating the constant 1 counts pure volume; weighting by ρ\rho converts volume to mass.
  2. Moments weight each mass element by its lever arm, the coordinate distance from the reference plane.
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  • Volume of EE E1dV\iiint_E 1\,dV
  • Mass of EE EρdV\iiint_E \rho\,dV
  • Average density EρdV  /  E1dV\iiint_E \rho\,dV \;/\; \iiint_E 1\,dV
  • Moment about the xyxy-plane EzρdV\iiint_E z\rho\,dV
Why

One machine, many outputs: change the integrand and dV\iiint dV measures volume (1), mass (ρ\rho), or leverage (zρz\rho, the ingredient of centre-of-mass). Physics quantities are mostly "integrate the right weighting over the body".

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