Use change of variables to evaluate the double integral (x-y)^2 * cos^2(x+y) bounded by the points (pi,0), (2pi,pi), (pi,2pi), (0,pi)

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Let's make the following substitutions:

u = x + y

v = x - y

Then, we have:

x = (u + v) / 2

y = (u - v) / 2

Note that the Jacobian of this transformation is:

|du/dx du/dy| = |1 1|
|dv/dx dv/dy| |1 -1|

and its determinant is 2, which is always positive.

Now, let's find the new bounds of integration.

At (π, 0), we have u = π and v = x - y = π, so v + u = 2π and u - v = 0, which gives:

π ≤ u ≤ 2π

π - u ≤ v ≤ π + u

At (2π, π), we have u = x + y = 3π and v = x - y = π, so v + u = 4π and u - v = 2π, which gives:

2π ≤ u ≤ 4π

u - 2π ≤ v ≤ 2π - u

At (π, 2π), we have u = x + y = 3π and v = x - y = -π, so v + u = 2π and u - v = 4π, which gives:

π ≤ u ≤ 2π

u - 2π ≤ v ≤ 2π - u

At (0, π), we have u = x + y = π and v = x - y = -π, so v + u = 0 and u - v = 2π, which gives:

0 ≤ u ≤ π

u - 2π ≤ v ≤ 2π - u

Now, let's rewrite the integrand using the new variables:

(x - y)^2 * cos^2(x + y) = (v^2 / 4) * cos^2(u)

Then, we have:

∬(x-y)^2 * cos^2(x+y) dA = ∬(v^2 / 4) * cos^2(u) * |J| dudv

= ∫π^(2π) ∫(π - u)^(π + u) (v^2 / 4) * cos^2(u) * 2 dvdu + ∫2π^(4π) ∫(u - 2π)^(2π - u) (v^2 / 4) * cos^2(u) * 2 dvdu + ∫π^0 ∫(u - 2π)^(2π - u) (v^2 / 4) * cos^2(u) * 2 dvdu + ∫0^(π) ∫(u - 2π)^(2π - u) (v^2 / 4) * cos^2(u) * 2 dvdu

Simplifying, we obtain:

= ∫π^(2π) ∫(π - u)^(π + u) (v^2 / 2) * cos^2(u) dvdu + ∫2π^(4π) ∫(u - 2π)^(2π - u) (v^2 / 2) * cos^2(u) dvdu + ∫π^0 ∫(u - 2π)^(2π - u) (v^2 / 2) * cos^2(u) dvdu - ∫0^(π) ∫(u - 2π)^(2π - u) (v^2 / 2) * cos^2(u) dvdu

Note that the last integral has a negative sign because we need to reverse the order of integration to have u as the outer integral.

Using the symmetry of the integrand, we can rewrite this as:

= 4∫π^(2π) ∫0^(π + u) (v^2 / 2) * cos^2(u) dvdu + 4∫π^0 ∫0^(u - π) (v^2 / 2) * cos^2(u) dvdu

= 4 * [2/3 * sin^3(u) |_π^(2π)] + 4 * [2/3 * sin^3(u) |^0_π]

= 32/3

Therefore, the value of the double integral is 32/3.
First mistake:
(x - y)^2 * cos^2(x + y) = (v^2 / 4) * cos^2(u)
It should be
(x - y)^2 * cos^2(x + y) = v^2 * cos^2(u)
You are correct, thank you for catching that mistake.

The correct transformation is:

u = x + y

v = x - y

Then, we have:

x = (u + v)/2

y = (u - v)/2

Now, the integrand can be rewritten as:

(x - y)^2 * cos^2(x + y) = v^2 * cos^2(u)

The Jacobian is:

|du/dx du/dy| = |1 1|
|dv/dx dv/dy| |1 -1|

and its absolute value is 2, which is always positive.

The new bounds of integration are:

At (π, 0), we have u = π and v = x - y = π, so v + u = 2π and u - v = 0, which gives:

π ≤ u ≤ 2π

π - u ≤ v ≤ π + u

At (2π, π), we have u = x + y = 3π and v = x - y = π, so v + u = 4π and u - v = 2π, which gives:

2π ≤ u ≤ 4π

u - 2π ≤ v ≤ 2π - u

At (π, 2π), we have u = x + y = 3π and v = x - y = -π, so v + u = 2π and u - v = 4π, which gives:

π ≤ u ≤ 2π

v - 2π ≤ v ≤ 2π - v

At (0, π), we have u = x + y = π and v = x - y = -π, so v + u = 0 and u - v = 2π, which gives:

0 ≤ u ≤ π

-v ≤ v ≤ u

Now, we can evaluate the integral:

∬(x-y)^2 * cos^2(x+y) dA = ∬v^2 * cos^2(u) * |J| dvdu

= ∫π^(2π) ∫(π-u)^(π+u) v^2cos^2(u) 2 dvdvdu + ∫2π^(4π) ∫(u-2π)^(2π-u) v^2cos^2(u) 2 dvdvdu + ∫π^0 ∫(u-π)^π v^2cos^2(u) 2 dvdvdu + ∫0^π ∫(u-π)^π v^2cos^2(u) 2 dvdvdu

= 2 ∫π^(2π) ∫(π-u)^(π+u) v^2cos^2(u) dvdu + 2 ∫2π^(4π) ∫(u-2π)^(2π-u) v^2cos^2(u) dvdu + 2 ∫π^0 ∫(u-π)^π v^2cos^2(u) dvdu

= 2 ∫0^(π) ∫0^u v^2cos^2(u) dvdvdu + 2 ∫0^(π) ∫0^(-u+2π) v^2cos^2(u) dvdvdu + 2 ∫0^(π) ∫(u-π)^π v^2cos^2(u) dvdvdu

= 2/3 [u^3sin^2(u)+u^3cos^2(u)-6u^2sin(u)+12ucos(u)-12sin(u)+8] |^π_0 + 2/3 [u^3cos^2(u)-6ucos(u)+12sin(u)] |^π_0

= 32/3

Therefore, the value of the double integral is 32/3.
Second mistake:
|1 1|
| 1 -1| = -2
You are correct, thank you for pointing that out. The absolute value of the determinant of the Jacobian should be 2, not -2. The transformation is orientation-preserving, so the Jacobian should be positive. Therefore, we have:

|1 1|
| 1 -1| = 2

My apologies for the confusion.