CALCULUS 2 (STQM1023)
TUTORIAL
Change of variables in multiple integrals
April 30, 2025
Questions
(1-3) Find the Jacobians ∂ (x , y )/∂ (u , v ) of the following transformations:
1. x = u + 4v , y = 3u − 5v ;
2. x = u + 2v 2 , y = 2u 2 − v ;
3. x = sin u + cos v , y = − cos u + sin v .
(4-6) Solve for x and y in terms of u and v , and then find the Jacobian ∂ (x , y )/∂ (u , v ):
4. u = 2x − 5y , v = x + 2y ;
5. u = e x , v = y e −x ;
6. u = x y , v = x y 3 , ( x , y > 0).
(7-9) Find the Jacobians ∂ (x , y , z )/∂ (u , v, w ) of the following transformations:
7. x = 3u + v , y = u − 2w , z = v + w ;
8. x = u − u v , y = u v − u v w , z = u v w ;
9. u = x y , v = y , w = x + z .
1
(10-11) For questions 10 and 11, sketch the image in the x y -plane of the set S under the given transformations.
10.
11.
(12) Use the transformation u = x − 2y , v = 2x + y to find
ZZ
x − 2y
d A,
R
2x + y
where R is the rectangular region enclosed by the lines x − 2y = 1, x − 2y = 4, 2x + y = 1 and 2x + y = 3.
(13) Use the transformation u = (x + y )/2, v = (x − y )/2 to find
ZZ
1 1
sin (x + y ) cos (x − y ) d A,
R
2 2
where R is the triangular region with vertices (0, 0), (2, 0) and (1, 1).
2
(14-16) The transformation x = a u , y = b v (a , b > 0) can be rewritten as x /a = u , y /b = v , and hence it maps the
circular region
u 2 + v 2 ≤ 1,
into the elliptical region
x 2 y 2
+ ≤ 1.
a b
For questions 14, 15 and 16, perform the integration by transforming the elliptical region of integration into a circular
region of integration and then evaluating the transformed integral in polar coordinates.
x2 y 2
ZZ
Æ
14. 16x 2 + 9y 2 d A , where R is the region enclosed by the ellipse + = 1;
R
9 16
x2
ZZ
2 +4y 2 )
15. e −(x d A , where R is the region enclosed by the ellipse + y 2 = 1;
R
4
16. Show that the area of the ellipse
x 2 y 2
+ ≤1
a b
is πa b .
(17-18) Evaluate the integral by making an appropriate change of variables.
ZZ
y − 4x
17. d A where R is the region enclosed by the lines y = 4x , y = 4x + 2, y = 2 − 4x and y = 5 − 4x .
R
y + 4x
ZZ
18. (x 2 − y 2 )d A where R is the rectangular region enclosed by the lines y = −x , y = 1 − x , y = x and
R
y = x + 2.
(19) Use an appropriate change of variables to find the area of the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the curve
y = x , y = 2x , x = y 2 and x = 4y 2 .
(20) Use the transformation u = x , v = z − y , w = x y , to find
ZZZ
(z − y )2 x y d V
G
where G is the region enclose by the surfaces x = 1, x = 3, z = y , z = y + 1, x y = 2 and x y = 4.
(21) Use the transformation u = x y , v = y z , w = x z to find the volume of the region in the first octant that is
enclosed by the hyperbolic cylinders x y = 1, x y = 2, y z = 1, y z = 3, x z = 1 and x z = 4.
