Example: Compute the integral
∬, where R is the rectangle
[2,\,5]\,\times\,[1,\, 3] in the xy-plane.
Solution: The integral is equal to the volume of
the solid W shown to the right, namely the region between the
x-y plane and the plane z=\frac{4}{3}(5-x) and above R. To
find its volume, take a vertical slice for fixed y, \, 1 \le y \le
3. The trace of the solid on the vertical plane is the same triangle
for each y. But the triangle has height =4 and base =3, so it
has area \frac{1}{2}\times \hbox{base}\times
\hbox{height} \ = \ 6\,.
Thus W has
\hbox{volume} = \hbox{area triangle}\times \hbox{side-length} = 12,
\qquad \hbox{and}
\iint_R \frac{4}{3}(5-x) dA = \hbox{ volume of $W$ } = 12.
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