Preview Activity 11.2.1. Let f(x, y) = 25 – x² — y² on the rectangular domain R= [-3, 3] x [-4, 4]. As with partial derivatives, we may treat one of the variables in f as constant and think of the resulting function as a function of a single variable. Now we investigate what happens if we integrate instead of differentiate. a. Choose a fixed value of x in the interior of [-3,3]. Let What is the geometric meaning of the value of A(x) relative to the surface defined by f. (Hint: Think about the trace determined by the fixed value of x, and consider how A(x) is related to the image at left in Figure 11.2.2.) -4 -2 0 Y 4 A(z) = ª* f(x, y) dy. -4 2 X -1 Z 25 20 F15 10 +5 -4 -2 0 Y 2 X Z -3 25 20 15 10 5 Figure 11.2.2. Left: A cross section with fixed x. Right: A cross section with fixed x and Ax. X b. For a fixed value of x, say x, what is the geometric meaning of A(x) Ax? (Hint: Consider how A(x*)Aï is related to the image at right in Figure 11.2.2.) b. For a fixed value of ï, say ¤‡, what is the geometric meaning of A(x) Ax? (Hint: Consider how A(**)Ax is related to the image at right in Figure 11.2.2.) c. Since f is continuous on R, we can define the function A = A(x) at every value of x in [−3, 3]. Now think about subdividing the x-interval [-3,3] into m subintervals, and choosing a value * in each of those subintervals. What will be the meaning of the sum ₁ A(x*) Ax? Im i=1 -3 d. Explain why ³ A(x) dx will determine the exact value of the volume under the surface z = f(x, y) over the rectangle R.
Preview Activity 11.2.1. Let f(x, y) = 25 – x² — y² on the rectangular domain R= [-3, 3] x [-4, 4]. As with partial derivatives, we may treat one of the variables in f as constant and think of the resulting function as a function of a single variable. Now we investigate what happens if we integrate instead of differentiate. a. Choose a fixed value of x in the interior of [-3,3]. Let What is the geometric meaning of the value of A(x) relative to the surface defined by f. (Hint: Think about the trace determined by the fixed value of x, and consider how A(x) is related to the image at left in Figure 11.2.2.) -4 -2 0 Y 4 A(z) = ª* f(x, y) dy. -4 2 X -1 Z 25 20 F15 10 +5 -4 -2 0 Y 2 X Z -3 25 20 15 10 5 Figure 11.2.2. Left: A cross section with fixed x. Right: A cross section with fixed x and Ax. X b. For a fixed value of x, say x, what is the geometric meaning of A(x) Ax? (Hint: Consider how A(x*)Aï is related to the image at right in Figure 11.2.2.) b. For a fixed value of ï, say ¤‡, what is the geometric meaning of A(x) Ax? (Hint: Consider how A(**)Ax is related to the image at right in Figure 11.2.2.) c. Since f is continuous on R, we can define the function A = A(x) at every value of x in [−3, 3]. Now think about subdividing the x-interval [-3,3] into m subintervals, and choosing a value * in each of those subintervals. What will be the meaning of the sum ₁ A(x*) Ax? Im i=1 -3 d. Explain why ³ A(x) dx will determine the exact value of the volume under the surface z = f(x, y) over the rectangle R.
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