Exercise · ZW-CHANGE-OF-VARIABLES-IN-MULTIPLE-INTEGRALS-005 · ★★☆ Intermediate

With \(x=2u,\ y=3v\), the area of the ellipse \(\tfrac{x^2}{4}+\tfrac{y^2}{9}\le1\) is:

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  • D. \(6\pi\)

Explanation

The region \(S\) is the disk \(u^2+v^2\le1\), of area \(\pi\), and \(|J|=6\); so the area is \(6\pi\). It matches \(\pi ab\) with \(a=2,\ b=3\).

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Review the concept: Change of variables in multiple integrals

A change of variables turns the integral of a function \(f\) over a region \(R\) of the \(xy\)-plane into one over a region \(S\) of the \(uv\)-plane, correcting the area with the Jacobian \(J\) of the transformation.

\[\begin{aligned}\iint_R f\,dx\,dy&=\iint_S f(x(u,v),y(u,v))\,|J|\,du\,dv\\J&=\frac{\partial(x,y)}{\partial(u,v)}=\begin{vmatrix}x_u&x_v\\y_u&y_v\end{vmatrix}\end{aligned}\]

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