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February 25, 2026

A Fun Integral, Part 1

A fun double integral with a nice solution.

#math #calculus
ProblemEvaluate101011𝑥𝑦d𝑥d𝑦.Solution101011𝑥𝑦d𝑥d𝑦=1010𝑘=0(𝑥𝑦)𝑘d𝑥d𝑦=𝑘=01010𝑥𝑘𝑦𝑘d𝑥d𝑦=𝑘=0(10𝑥𝑘d𝑥)(10𝑦𝑘d𝑦)=𝑘=0(1𝑘+1)2=𝑘=11𝑘2=𝜁(2)=𝜋26.
ProblemEvaluate101011𝑥𝑦d𝑥d𝑦.Solution101011𝑥𝑦d𝑥d𝑦=1010𝑘=0(𝑥𝑦)𝑘d𝑥d𝑦=𝑘=01010𝑥𝑘𝑦𝑘d𝑥d𝑦=𝑘=0(10𝑥𝑘d𝑥)(10𝑦𝑘d𝑦)=𝑘=0(1𝑘+1)2=𝑘=11𝑘2=𝜁(2)=𝜋26.