Questions: Integrals for Mass Calculations
A spherical solid, centered at the origin, has radius 81 and mass density δ(x, y, z)=87-(x^2+y^2+z^2). Find its mass.
∫ ∫ ∫ δ(x, y, z) dV=∫ ∫ ∫ d rho d theta d phi=
For your answers theta= theta, rho= rho, phi= phi.
Transcript text: 16.6 Integrals for Mass Calculations
A spherical solid, centered at the origin, has radius 81 and mass density $\delta(x, y, z)=87-\left(x^{2}+y^{2}+z^{2}\right)$. Find its mass.
$\iiint \delta(x, y, z) d V=\int$ $\square$ $\int$ $\square$ $\int$ $\square$ $d \rho d \theta d \phi=$
For your answers $\theta=$ theta,$\rho=$ rho, $\phi=$ phi.
Solution
Solution Steps
To find the mass of the spherical solid, we need to integrate the mass density function over the volume of the sphere. We will use spherical coordinates for this integration. The mass density function is given as \(\delta(x, y, z) = 87 - (x^2 + y^2 + z^2)\). In spherical coordinates, \(x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = \rho^2\), where \(\rho\) is the radial distance from the origin. The limits for \(\rho\) will be from 0 to 81, for \(\theta\) from 0 to \(2\pi\), and for \(\phi\) from 0 to \(\pi\). The volume element in spherical coordinates is \(dV = \rho^2 \sin(\phi) d\rho d\theta d\phi\).
Step 1: Define the Mass Density Function
The mass density function for the spherical solid is given by
\[
\delta(x, y, z) = 87 - (x^2 + y^2 + z^2).
\]
In spherical coordinates, this becomes
\[
\delta(\rho) = 87 - \rho^2.
\]
Step 2: Set Up the Volume Element
In spherical coordinates, the volume element is expressed as
Since mass cannot be negative, it indicates an error in the setup or interpretation of the density function. However, based on the calculations, the result is: