Chapter 6: Applications of Double Integration
Section 6.3: Surface Area
Example 6.3.7
Calculate the surface area of the surface defined by the function whose domain is the plane region , the region bounded by the graphs of 1, , and on . See Example 6.2.7.
Solution
Mathematical Solution
The surface is defined by , so the surface-area element is
The simplest iteration of the double integral that gives the surface area takes the integrand as and uses the order , with :
=
If the order of integration is taken as , then the iterated integral would be the more tedious
Because the integration limit is a floating-point number, Maple immediately evaluates the integrals numerically.
Maple Solution - Interactive
Initialize
Context Panel: Assign Name
Solve for
Write the equation .
Context Panel: Solve≻Numerically Solve
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻
Table 6.3.7(a) provides a solution by task template.
Tools≻Task≻Browse:
Calculus - Vector≻Integration≻Surface Integration≻Surface Defined over a 2-D Region
Surface Integral on a Surface Defined over a General 2-D Region
Integrand
Surface
Table 6.3.7(a) Surface area via task template
A solution from first principles requires the calculation of .
Obtain
Expression palette: Square-root template
Calculus palette: Partial-derivative operator
Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻lambda
Iterate in the order via the template in the Calculus palette
Calculus palette: Iterated double-integral template
Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
Maple Solution - Coded
Install the Student MultivariateCalculus package.
Define the surface .
Calculate the value of , the solution of
Use the fsolve command for a numeric solution.
For a solution from first principles, obtain
Use the diff command to obtain the requisite partial derivatives.
Top-level, using the Int and int commands
Use the MultiInt command from the Student MultivariateCalculus package
Use the SurfaceInt command from the Student VectorCalculus package
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