Area of triangle using double integrals
I have one (rather simple) problem, but I'm stuck and can't figure out what I'm constantly doing wrong. I need to calculate area of triangle with points at $(0,0)$, $(t,0)$, $(t,frac{t}{2})$. In other words triangle under function $y=frac{x}{2}$, for $xin [0,t]$ I thought it is calculated with
$$ int_0^t int_0^frac{t}{2} dudv$$
But it turns out that this equals to $frac{t^2}{2}$, when obviously this area is $frac{ttimesfrac{t}{2}}{2} = frac{t^2}{4}$.
What am I doing wrong here?
I need to calculate it this way, not with single integral, or geometrically.
integration multivariable-calculus area
edited Dec 4 '18 at 16:25
José Carlos Santos
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asked Dec 4 '18 at 16:16
Vasilije Davidovic
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I have one (rather simple) problem, but I'm stuck and can't figure out what I'm constantly doing wrong. I need to calculate area of triangle with points at $(0,0)$, $(t,0)$, $(t,frac{t}{2})$. In other words triangle under function $y=frac{x}{2}$, for $xin [0,t]$ I thought it is calculated with
$$ int_0^t int_0^frac{t}{2} dudv$$
But it turns out that this equals to $frac{t^2}{2}$, when obviously this area is $frac{ttimesfrac{t}{2}}{2} = frac{t^2}{4}$.
What am I doing wrong here?
I need to calculate it this way, not with single integral, or geometrically.
integration multivariable-calculus area
edited Dec 4 '18 at 16:25
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
asked Dec 4 '18 at 16:16
Vasilije Davidovic
132
add a comment |
I have one (rather simple) problem, but I'm stuck and can't figure out what I'm constantly doing wrong. I need to calculate area of triangle with points at $(0,0)$, $(t,0)$, $(t,frac{t}{2})$. In other words triangle under function $y=frac{x}{2}$, for $xin [0,t]$ I thought it is calculated with
$$ int_0^t int_0^frac{t}{2} dudv$$
But it turns out that this equals to $frac{t^2}{2}$, when obviously this area is $frac{ttimesfrac{t}{2}}{2} = frac{t^2}{4}$.
What am I doing wrong here?
I need to calculate it this way, not with single integral, or geometrically.
integration multivariable-calculus area
edited Dec 4 '18 at 16:25
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
asked Dec 4 '18 at 16:16
Vasilije Davidovic
132
I have one (rather simple) problem, but I'm stuck and can't figure out what I'm constantly doing wrong. I need to calculate area of triangle with points at $(0,0)$, $(t,0)$, $(t,frac{t}{2})$. In other words triangle under function $y=frac{x}{2}$, for $xin [0,t]$ I thought it is calculated with
$$ int_0^t int_0^frac{t}{2} dudv$$
But it turns out that this equals to $frac{t^2}{2}$, when obviously this area is $frac{ttimesfrac{t}{2}}{2} = frac{t^2}{4}$.
What am I doing wrong here?
I need to calculate it this way, not with single integral, or geometrically.
integration multivariable-calculus area
integration multivariable-calculus area
edited Dec 4 '18 at 16:25
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
asked Dec 4 '18 at 16:16
Vasilije Davidovic
132
edited Dec 4 '18 at 16:25
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
asked Dec 4 '18 at 16:16
Vasilije Davidovic
132
edited Dec 4 '18 at 16:25
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
edited Dec 4 '18 at 16:25
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
edited Dec 4 '18 at 16:25
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
152k22123225
asked Dec 4 '18 at 16:16
Vasilije Davidovic
132
asked Dec 4 '18 at 16:16
Vasilije Davidovic
132
asked Dec 4 '18 at 16:16
Vasilije Davidovic
132
132
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The integral that you actually computed corresponds to the area of a rectangle. You should actually compute$$int_0^tint_0^{frac x2},mathrm dy,mathrm dx.$$
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
Silly me. Names for variables were different in my notes, so I got confused. Thank you very much for your reply.
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:32
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I think you made a mistake, the bounds on the inner integral should not be constant:
$$
int_0^t int_0^{v/2} dudv
= int_0^t frac{v}{2} dv
= left. frac{v^2}{4} right|_0^t = frac{t^2}{4}.
$$
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
gt6989b
33.1k22452
Thank you very much for your reply. That solved it
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:33
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The integral that you actually computed corresponds to the area of a rectangle. You should actually compute$$int_0^tint_0^{frac x2},mathrm dy,mathrm dx.$$
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
Silly me. Names for variables were different in my notes, so I got confused. Thank you very much for your reply.
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:32
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The integral that you actually computed corresponds to the area of a rectangle. You should actually compute$$int_0^tint_0^{frac x2},mathrm dy,mathrm dx.$$
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
Silly me. Names for variables were different in my notes, so I got confused. Thank you very much for your reply.
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:32
add a comment |
The integral that you actually computed corresponds to the area of a rectangle. You should actually compute$$int_0^tint_0^{frac x2},mathrm dy,mathrm dx.$$
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
The integral that you actually computed corresponds to the area of a rectangle. You should actually compute$$int_0^tint_0^{frac x2},mathrm dy,mathrm dx.$$
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
José Carlos Santos
152k22123225
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
José Carlos Santos
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answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
José Carlos Santos
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Silly me. Names for variables were different in my notes, so I got confused. Thank you very much for your reply.
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:32
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Silly me. Names for variables were different in my notes, so I got confused. Thank you very much for your reply.
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:32
Silly me. Names for variables were different in my notes, so I got confused. Thank you very much for your reply.
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:32
Silly me. Names for variables were different in my notes, so I got confused. Thank you very much for your reply.
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:32
add a comment |
I think you made a mistake, the bounds on the inner integral should not be constant:
$$
int_0^t int_0^{v/2} dudv
= int_0^t frac{v}{2} dv
= left. frac{v^2}{4} right|_0^t = frac{t^2}{4}.
$$
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
gt6989b
33.1k22452
Thank you very much for your reply. That solved it
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:33
add a comment |
I think you made a mistake, the bounds on the inner integral should not be constant:
$$
int_0^t int_0^{v/2} dudv
= int_0^t frac{v}{2} dv
= left. frac{v^2}{4} right|_0^t = frac{t^2}{4}.
$$
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
gt6989b
33.1k22452
Thank you very much for your reply. That solved it
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:33
add a comment |
I think you made a mistake, the bounds on the inner integral should not be constant:
$$
int_0^t int_0^{v/2} dudv
= int_0^t frac{v}{2} dv
= left. frac{v^2}{4} right|_0^t = frac{t^2}{4}.
$$
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
gt6989b
33.1k22452
I think you made a mistake, the bounds on the inner integral should not be constant:
$$
int_0^t int_0^{v/2} dudv
= int_0^t frac{v}{2} dv
= left. frac{v^2}{4} right|_0^t = frac{t^2}{4}.
$$
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
gt6989b
33.1k22452
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
gt6989b
33.1k22452
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
gt6989b
33.1k22452
answered Dec 4 '18 at 16:20
gt6989b
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33.1k22452
Thank you very much for your reply. That solved it
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:33
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Thank you very much for your reply. That solved it
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:33
Thank you very much for your reply. That solved it
– Vasilije Davidovic
Dec 4 '18 at 16:33
Thank you very much for your reply. That solved it
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Dec 4 '18 at 16:33
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