Double Integral 61
Easy Iterated Integrals

Calculate the following integral: double integral over D

Calculate the following integral: $$ \iint_D \sin\sqrt{x^2+y^2}\,dx\,dy, $$ where $D$ is the annulus $\pi<\sqrt{x^2+y^2}<2\pi$.

Explanation of Method

In polar coordinates, $\sqrt{x^2+y^2}=r$, so the integrand becomes $\sin r$, and the annulus becomes the simple rectangle $\pi<r<2\pi$, $0\leqslant\theta<2\pi$. The radial integral $\int r\sin r\,dr$ is a standard integration by parts.

  1. Convert to polar coordinates.
  2. Integrate with respect to $r$ by parts.
  3. Integrate the constant result with respect to $\theta$.

Step 1 · Convert to polar coordinates

With $x=r\cos\theta$, $y=r\sin\theta$, the annulus becomes $\pi<r<2\pi$, $0\leqslant\theta<2\pi$, and $\sqrt{x^2+y^2}=r$:

$$ I = \int_0^{2\pi}\int_{\pi}^{2\pi} r\sin r\,dr\,d\theta. $$

Step 2 · Integrate with respect to $r$

By parts with $u=r$, $dv=\sin r\,dr$ ($du=dr$, $v=-\cos r$):

$$ \int r\sin r\,dr = -r\cos r + \int\cos r\,dr = -r\cos r+\sin r. $$

Evaluating from $\pi$ to $2\pi$:

$$ \Big[-r\cos r+\sin r\Big]_\pi^{2\pi} = \big(-2\pi\cos2\pi+\sin2\pi\big) - \big(-\pi\cos\pi+\sin\pi\big) = -2\pi - \pi = -3\pi. $$

Step 3 · Integrate with respect to $\theta$

$$ I = \int_0^{2\pi} (-3\pi)\,d\theta = 2\pi\cdot(-3\pi) = -6\pi^2. $$


Additional Notes

Result

The solution to the integral is:

$$ \iint_D \sin\sqrt{x^2+y^2}\,dx\,dy = -6\pi^2. $$