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Question from Rahul:

I am not able to visualize a solid given by inequalities as under (in cylindrical coordinate system)
0=<r=<R, 0=<theta=<2pi, 0=<z=<r. It is said that it is a cylinder from which a cone is removed.
I know that (can visualize) first 2 inequalities say it is a cylinder of infinite length.
It seems that third inequality poses the restriction to the height as well as it makes us to remove a cone.
But I just can not understand it clearly.
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Rahul

Hi Rahul,

Fix and look at the r-z plane identified by \theta = 0. R is a constant and the variable r can take any value with 0 \leq r \leq R.

theta=0 plane

Now let r_0 satisfy 0 \leq r_0 \leq R. The points (r_0, \theta, z) is to satisfy the conditions in the problem are the points 0 \leq z \leq r_0, that is the points on the red line segment in my diagram.

0<=z<=r_0

If this vertical line segment is drawn for each value of r with 0 \leq r \leq R you get the red triangle in the diagram below.

triangle

This is the region described in cylindrical coordinates by 0 \leq r \leq R, \theta=0, 0 \leq z \leq r. But in your question \theta can take any value between 0 and 2\;\pi. To construct this region you need to rotate this triangle around the z-axis to obtain a cylinder of radius R, height R with a conical section removed.

Penny

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