Exercise · ZW-TRIPLE-INTEGRAL-006 · ★★☆ Intermediate

A cube \([0,2]^3\) has density \(\rho(x,y,z)=x\). Its mass \(\iiint\rho\,dV\) is:

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  • B. \(8\)

Explanation

\(\int_0^2x\,dx=2\) and the other two variables contribute \(2\cdot2=4\); the mass is \(2\cdot4=8\). It equals the volume \(8\) here because the average of \(x\) over \([0,2]\) is \(1\).

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The triple integral of a function \(f\) over a solid \(E\) of space is the limit of the sums of the values of \(f\) times the volume \(\Delta V\) of ever finer cells covering \(E\).

\[\iiint_E f\,dV=\lim_{\max\Delta V_i\to0}\sum_i f(x_i^*,y_i^*,z_i^*)\,\Delta V_i\]

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