Volume of Generalized Tetrahedron in R n .I'm having difficulty finding the volume of a...
Nathalie Fields
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2022-07-16
Volume of Generalized Tetrahedron in . I'm having difficulty finding the volume of a tetrahedron in . Find the volume of a generalized tetrahedron in bounded by the coordinate hyperplanes and the hyperplane In two dimensions, we have . In three dimensions, I got something like . I am off to a good start?
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losnonamern
Expert
2022-07-17Added 12 answers
Step 1 Your approach is fine, but the allowable range in is , so that should be your integrand. It is probably easier to define the n-volume of a k sided simplex as and recognize that . Step 2 Now each integral is a single one. If you do the first few, you will see a pattern emerge, which you can prove by induction.
Paxton Hoffman
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2022-07-18Added 6 answers
Step 1 It is more accurate to write for two dimensions like this:
Step 2 For third dimension it will be:
So you can easily write the expression for higher dimensions. My advise is to write the domain bound by hyperplanes more carefully. Your way is too difficult for further integration I guess.