Exercise · ZW-POLAR-COORDINATES-008 · ★★☆ Intermediate

Compute \(\iint_D x\,dA\), with \(D\) the quarter disc of radius \(2\) in the first quadrant.

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  • D. \(\tfrac{8}{3}\)

Explanation

With \(x=r\cos\theta\): \(\int_0^{\pi/2}\!\cos\theta\,d\theta\int_0^2 r^2\,dr=1\cdot\tfrac83=\tfrac83\).

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Polar coordinates locate a point of the plane by its distance \(r\) from the origin and the angle \(\theta\) its radius makes with the positive \(x\)-axis.

\[x=r\cos\theta,\quad y=r\sin\theta\]

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