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Integrating \( r \) over the disc \( r \le a \) in polar coordinates gives

  • A.\( 2\pi a^{2} \)
  • B.\( \tfrac{2}{3}\pi a^{3} \)
  • C.\( \pi a^{3} \)
  • D.\( \tfrac{1}{3}\pi a^{3} \)

Answer: B

The integrand is \( r \) and the element supplies another factor of \( r \):

\[ \int_{0}^{2\pi}\!\!\int_{0}^{a} r \cdot r\,dr\,d\theta \;=\; 2\pi\left[\frac{r^{3}}{3}\right]_{0}^{a} \;=\; \frac{2\pi a^{3}}{3}. \]

Two powers of \( r \) appear, one from the integrand and one from the area element, which is what raises the result to a cube

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