Double Integral 196
Easy Polar Coordinates and Change of Variables

Find the volume of the solid bounded by the surface: z=x

Find the volume of the solid bounded by the surface: $$ z=x\sqrt x+y\sqrt y, $$ the plane $x+y=1$, and $x>0,\,y>0,\,z>0$.

Explanation of Method

A note on the source's interpretation: the literal boundary equation was transcribed in the source as "$x+y=0$," which together with $x,y>0$ describes only the single point (origin) — giving no volume at all. The source itself recognized this and adopted $x+y=1$ instead, which gives the natural triangular base region; that reading is adopted here.

Over the triangle $x,y\geqslant0,\,x+y\leqslant1$, the height $z=x^{3/2}+y^{3/2}$ is a direct sum, so the double integral separates into two identical-structure single integrals via Fubini's theorem.

  1. Set up the volume as $\displaystyle\iint_D(x^{3/2}+y^{3/2})\,dA$ over the triangle $D$.
  2. Integrate in $y$ first, then in $x$.
  3. Evaluate each resulting integral, optionally via the Beta function.

Step 1 · Set up the volume integral

$$ V = \int_0^1\int_0^{1-x}\left(x^{3/2}+y^{3/2}\right)dy\,dx. $$

Step 2 · Evaluate the inner integral

$$ \int_0^{1-x}\left(x^{3/2}+y^{3/2}\right)dy = x^{3/2}(1-x)+\frac25(1-x)^{5/2}. $$

Step 3 · Evaluate the outer integral

$$ I_1=\int_0^1x^{3/2}(1-x)\,dx = \int_0^1\left(x^{3/2}-x^{5/2}\right)dx = \frac25-\frac27 = \frac4{35}. $$

$$ I_2=\int_0^1(1-x)^{5/2}\,dx = \int_0^1u^{5/2}\,du = \frac27\qquad(u=1-x). $$

$$ V = I_1+\frac25I_2 = \frac4{35}+\frac25\cdot\frac27 = \frac4{35}+\frac4{35} = \frac8{35}. $$


Additional Notes

Result

The volume is:

$$ V = \frac8{35}. $$