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tulip007

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Registered: 2008-04-30

Posts: 10

Double integrals

Express the area A defined by the upper quadrant of the ellipse
x^2/ a^2   + y^2/ b^2 = 1
as a double integral in the x, y plane.  Hence show that A = ∏ab/4

Dragonshade

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Registered: 2008-01-16

Posts: 147

Re: Double integrals

If I were to really do it , I would:

Last edited by Dragonshade (2008-05-06 18:32:08)