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Find the volume of the solid that lies within both the cylinder $x^2+y^2=1$ and the sphere $x^2+y^2+z^2=4$.



I decided to use polar coordinates so that the cylinder equation becomes $r^2=1$ and the sphere becomes $r^2+z^2=4$.



Solving for $z$, I get the inequality $-sqrt{4-r^2}leq zleq sqrt{4-r^2}$. Since I know what $r^2$ is, I plug that in to get the inequality where $z$ is between $-sqrt{3}$ and $sqrt{3}$. Combining that to make a triple integral, I get:



$int_0^{2pi}int_0^1int_{-sqrt{3}}^sqrt{3}rdzdrdtheta$



However, Slader has a different answer where they didn't plug in $sqrt{3}$ into the bounds. Why does plugging in the value for $r^2$ make the calculation wrong? Isn't $r^2$ always $1$?



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    I'm currently working on this question:



    Find the volume of the solid that lies within both the cylinder $x^2+y^2=1$ and the sphere $x^2+y^2+z^2=4$.



    I decided to use polar coordinates so that the cylinder equation becomes $r^2=1$ and the sphere becomes $r^2+z^2=4$.



    Solving for $z$, I get the inequality $-sqrt{4-r^2}leq zleq sqrt{4-r^2}$. Since I know what $r^2$ is, I plug that in to get the inequality where $z$ is between $-sqrt{3}$ and $sqrt{3}$. Combining that to make a triple integral, I get:



    $int_0^{2pi}int_0^1int_{-sqrt{3}}^sqrt{3}rdzdrdtheta$



    However, Slader has a different answer where they didn't plug in $sqrt{3}$ into the bounds. Why does plugging in the value for $r^2$ make the calculation wrong? Isn't $r^2$ always $1$?



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      I'm currently working on this question:



      Find the volume of the solid that lies within both the cylinder $x^2+y^2=1$ and the sphere $x^2+y^2+z^2=4$.



      I decided to use polar coordinates so that the cylinder equation becomes $r^2=1$ and the sphere becomes $r^2+z^2=4$.



      Solving for $z$, I get the inequality $-sqrt{4-r^2}leq zleq sqrt{4-r^2}$. Since I know what $r^2$ is, I plug that in to get the inequality where $z$ is between $-sqrt{3}$ and $sqrt{3}$. Combining that to make a triple integral, I get:



      $int_0^{2pi}int_0^1int_{-sqrt{3}}^sqrt{3}rdzdrdtheta$



      However, Slader has a different answer where they didn't plug in $sqrt{3}$ into the bounds. Why does plugging in the value for $r^2$ make the calculation wrong? Isn't $r^2$ always $1$?



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      I'm currently working on this question:



      Find the volume of the solid that lies within both the cylinder $x^2+y^2=1$ and the sphere $x^2+y^2+z^2=4$.



      I decided to use polar coordinates so that the cylinder equation becomes $r^2=1$ and the sphere becomes $r^2+z^2=4$.



      Solving for $z$, I get the inequality $-sqrt{4-r^2}leq zleq sqrt{4-r^2}$. Since I know what $r^2$ is, I plug that in to get the inequality where $z$ is between $-sqrt{3}$ and $sqrt{3}$. Combining that to make a triple integral, I get:



      $int_0^{2pi}int_0^1int_{-sqrt{3}}^sqrt{3}rdzdrdtheta$



      However, Slader has a different answer where they didn't plug in $sqrt{3}$ into the bounds. Why does plugging in the value for $r^2$ make the calculation wrong? Isn't $r^2$ always $1$?



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          “Isn’t $r^2$ always 1?”




          Yes, on the surface of the cylinder.



          But you aren’t integrating on the surface of the cylinder. You’re integrating over a three-dimensional region, namely the one bounded by both the cylinder and the sphere. This region is described in cylindrical coordinates as the set with



          $$rin[0,1]$$
          $$thetain[0,2pi)$$
          $$zinleft[-sqrt{4-r^2}, sqrt{4-r^2}right]$$






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            No, $r$ is not always $1$. We're in the integral; $r$ is a variable we're going to integrate over later, and it doesn't have any fixed value.



            The cylinder equation $r=1$ represents part of the boundary. It's certainly not true for every point inside the solid.






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              “Isn’t $r^2$ always 1?”




              Yes, on the surface of the cylinder.



              But you aren’t integrating on the surface of the cylinder. You’re integrating over a three-dimensional region, namely the one bounded by both the cylinder and the sphere. This region is described in cylindrical coordinates as the set with



              $$rin[0,1]$$
              $$thetain[0,2pi)$$
              $$zinleft[-sqrt{4-r^2}, sqrt{4-r^2}right]$$






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                “Isn’t $r^2$ always 1?”




                Yes, on the surface of the cylinder.



                But you aren’t integrating on the surface of the cylinder. You’re integrating over a three-dimensional region, namely the one bounded by both the cylinder and the sphere. This region is described in cylindrical coordinates as the set with



                $$rin[0,1]$$
                $$thetain[0,2pi)$$
                $$zinleft[-sqrt{4-r^2}, sqrt{4-r^2}right]$$






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                  “Isn’t $r^2$ always 1?”




                  Yes, on the surface of the cylinder.



                  But you aren’t integrating on the surface of the cylinder. You’re integrating over a three-dimensional region, namely the one bounded by both the cylinder and the sphere. This region is described in cylindrical coordinates as the set with



                  $$rin[0,1]$$
                  $$thetain[0,2pi)$$
                  $$zinleft[-sqrt{4-r^2}, sqrt{4-r^2}right]$$






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                  “Isn’t $r^2$ always 1?”




                  Yes, on the surface of the cylinder.



                  But you aren’t integrating on the surface of the cylinder. You’re integrating over a three-dimensional region, namely the one bounded by both the cylinder and the sphere. This region is described in cylindrical coordinates as the set with



                  $$rin[0,1]$$
                  $$thetain[0,2pi)$$
                  $$zinleft[-sqrt{4-r^2}, sqrt{4-r^2}right]$$







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                      No, $r$ is not always $1$. We're in the integral; $r$ is a variable we're going to integrate over later, and it doesn't have any fixed value.



                      The cylinder equation $r=1$ represents part of the boundary. It's certainly not true for every point inside the solid.






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                        No, $r$ is not always $1$. We're in the integral; $r$ is a variable we're going to integrate over later, and it doesn't have any fixed value.



                        The cylinder equation $r=1$ represents part of the boundary. It's certainly not true for every point inside the solid.






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                          No, $r$ is not always $1$. We're in the integral; $r$ is a variable we're going to integrate over later, and it doesn't have any fixed value.



                          The cylinder equation $r=1$ represents part of the boundary. It's certainly not true for every point inside the solid.






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                          No, $r$ is not always $1$. We're in the integral; $r$ is a variable we're going to integrate over later, and it doesn't have any fixed value.



                          The cylinder equation $r=1$ represents part of the boundary. It's certainly not true for every point inside the solid.







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