Change of Variables in Integrals  (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The challenging part in changing variables from (x,y) to (u,v) is to find the

transformation    x = x(u,v)  and  y = y(u,v) then using this information to

calculate the Jacobian, JT(u,v).

 

Use the Jacobian to rewrite the transformed integral as follows:

 

 

    I  =       F(x,y) dA    =          JT(u,v) du dv

             R                               S

 

One  procedure is as follow:

 

Step 1

Graph the region, R, defined by  x - f1(x) = C1,  x - f1(x) = C2

 and  by  x - f2(x) = D1,   x -  f2(x) = D2. 

 

Step 2

Determine the coordinates of the vertices for each corner of the region

in R.

Step 3

Find the new variables, u and v, by setting  u = f1(x)  and  v  = f2(x).

Step 4

Determine the coordinates of the vertices for each corner of the region

in S  by substituting the values determined in step 2.

 

Step 5

Plot the new region of integration, S, in the u-v plane.  Two objectives

are to simplify the region of integration and to determine the limits of

integration in the u-v plane.

Step 6

Calculate the Jacobian, JT(u,v) by taking the partial derivatives

∂x/∂u, ∂x/∂v, ∂y/∂u, and ∂y/∂v  .

Step 7

Use the Jacobian to evaluate the integral, I, as given above.

 

 

 

Click here for an example.

 



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