I've got two spheres, one of which is the other sphere just shifted, and I'm trying to find the volume of the shared region. The spheres are $x^2 + y^2 +z^2 = 1$ and $x^2 + y^2 +(z-1)^2 = 1$
I know how to transform the variables into cylindrical and spherical coordinates but I'm having trouble figuring out the bounds.
How do I do this?
EDIT: Based on Kaladin's answer, which helped me realize the bounds for $r$, would it be correct to express the volume of the region as follows? (as cylindrical coordinates)
$$V = 2\int_0^{2\pi} \int_{1/2}^1 \int_{-\sqrt{1-r^2}}^{\sqrt{1-r^2}} rdzdrd\theta$$
EDIT 2: Assuming I integrated the above integral properly, that equals $\frac{2\pi\sqrt{2}}{3}$, which is obviously not Kaladin's answer. What's the problem?
Best Answer
Answer using Cylindrical Coordinates:
Volume of the Shared region =
Equating both the equations for z, you get z = 1/2. Now substitute z = 1/2 in in one of the equations and you get r = $\sqrt{\frac{3}{4}}$.
Now the sphere is shifted by 1 in the z-direction, Hence
Volume of the Shared region = $$\int_{0}^{2\pi} \int_{0}^{\sqrt{\frac{3}{4}}} \int_{1-\sqrt{1-r^2}}^{\sqrt{1-r^2}} rdzdrd\theta$$
$$V=2\pi \int_{0}^{\sqrt{\frac{3}{4}}} [2{\sqrt{1-r^2}}-1] rdr$$
substitute $$u = 1-r^2 ; r = 0 => u = \frac{1}{4} ; r = \sqrt{\frac{3}{4}} => u = 1$$
$$V = 2\pi [-\int_1^{\frac{1}{4}} u^{\frac{1}{2}} du - \int_{0}^{\sqrt{\frac{3}{4}}} rdr]$$
$$V= 2\pi (\frac{2}{3}u^{\frac{3}{2}}) - (\frac{r^2}{2})$$ $$V =2\pi*( \frac{2}{3}(1-\frac{1}{8}) - \frac{3}{8})$$
$$V = 2\pi*(\frac{14}{24} - \frac{3}{8}) = 2\pi*\frac{5}{24} = \frac{5}{12} \pi$$