[Math] Spherical coordinates when the ball is not centered in the origin

integrationmultivariable-calculus

I need to calculate

$$\iiint _V\sqrt{x^2+y^2+z^2} \,dx \,dy\, dz$$

where $V$ is the ball

$$x^2+y^2+z^2 \leq 4z \Leftrightarrow x^2 + y^2+(z-2)^2 \leq 4$$

The hint is to use origin centered spherical coordinates.

So, after substitution I get:
$$
r \leq 2 \cos \phi.
$$
This obviously implies that $0\leq r \leq 2\cos \phi$. But as far as I can understand, it also implies that $\phi$, which is always bounded in $\left[ 0,\pi \right] $, now satisfies $0\leq \phi \leq \frac{\pi}{2}$.

Is it true that indeed $\theta$, which has no constraints on it, will satisfy $0\leq \theta \leq 2\pi$?

Is it true that the final integral is
$$
\int_0^{2\pi}d\theta \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \int_0^{2\cos \phi} r^3\sin\phi \,dr\,d\phi ?
$$

Thanks a lot!

Best Answer

Yes; except for the fact that, as has already been pointed out in a comment, it's $r\le4\cos\phi$, not $2\cos\phi$, it all looks good.

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