Calculate the volume between $z=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$ and $z=x^2+y^2$.

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Calculate the volume between $z=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$ and $z=x^2+y^2$.

Attempt

We project on the $xy$ plane the intersection between $z=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$ and $z=x^2+y^2$, which is the circle $x^2+y^2=1, z=1$.

We can conclude that the region between $z=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$ and $z=x^2+y^2$ can be described by

$$-1\leq x\leq 1, -\sqrt{1-x^2}\leq y \leq \sqrt{1-x^2}, x^2+y^2\leq z \leq \sqrt{x^2+y^2}$$

The volume is given by

$$V=\iiint_W dxdydz=\int_{-1}^{1} \int_{-\sqrt{1-x^2}}^{\sqrt{1-x^2}} \int_{x^2+y^2}^{\sqrt{x^2+y^2}} dxdydz$$

When I try to solve this, I get a difficult expression and cannot calculate it. So I think, everything I have done is wrong.

Best Answer

As mentioned in comments, this is easier in cylindrical coordinates.

$x = r \cos\theta, y = r \sin\theta, z = z$

Paraboloid surface is $z = x^2 + y^2 = r^2$ and surface of the cone is $z = \sqrt{x^2+y^2} = r$

i) going in the order $dr$ first,

$z \leq r \leq \sqrt z, 0 \leq z \leq 1, 0 \leq \theta \leq 2\pi$

$\displaystyle \int_0^{2\pi} \left[\int_0^1 \left[\int_z^{\sqrt z} r \ dr \right] \ dz \right]\ d\theta $

ii) going in the order $dz$ first,

you can set up the integral using bounds,

$r^2 \leq z \leq r, 0 \leq r \leq 1, 0 \leq \theta \leq 2\pi \ $.

Both integrals are straightforward to evaluate.