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Volume under z=x²+y²+2 inside cylinder

Short answer

Use polar coordinates: V = ∫₀²π ∫₀² (r²+2) r dr dθ = 2π [r⁴/4 + r²]₀² = 16π cubic units.

Find by double integration, the volume bounded by the plane z = 0, surface z = x²+y²+2 and the cylinder x²+y² = 4.

Setup. The solid lies between the plane z = 0 and the surface z = x² + y² + 2, inside the cylinder x² + y² = 4. Its base in the xy-plane is the disc x² + y² ≤ 4.

V = ∬_R z dx dy = ∬_R (x² + y² + 2) dx dy

Polar coordinates

x = r cos θ, y = r sin θ, dx dy = r dr dθ, with 0 ≤ r ≤ 2 and 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π.

V = ∫₀^{2π} ∫₀² (r² + 2) r dr dθ
  = ∫₀^{2π} dθ · ∫₀² (r³ + 2r) dr
  = 2π [ r⁴/4 + r² ]₀²
  = 2π (4 + 4)
  = 16π

Answer: V = 16π cubic units.

✓ Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort)

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