The cross derivatives are both , so the equation is exact. The function differentiates to the given one-form. Hence
Differentiating this implicit equation checks both coefficients of the exact differential directly.
Here whereas , so the equation is not exact. The identity gives the integrating factor for a differential one-form . Multiplying makes the left-hand side the exact differential of . Thus
For real graph solutions, the right-hand side must be nonnegative; a smooth choice of square-root branch is made on the interval concerned. Finding the factor did not require dividing by at zero.
With and , the cross derivatives agree: . This is an exact first-order ordinary differential equation. Integrating with respect to gives a potential ; matching gives . The implicit solution is
For , monotonicity gives . Integrating over that unit interval proves the strict inequalities, equivalently for .
Let be the harmonic number and define , . The same integral comparison gives and . Also and . The monotone convergence theorem for sequences therefore gives a common finite limit, Euler's constant .
The integral bounds for Euler's constant start at and . Strict monotonicity, already at the next index, makes the limit bounds strict:
Positivity is explicit because . This establishes the required limit without assuming its decimal value.
Figure 1.
Integral comparison and nested bounds for Euler's constant
. Original graph: the height lies between and on , illustrated for . The second panel shows the decreasing upper and increasing lower sequences; their gap tends to zero. Details.
For , the kernel is smooth between the two positive endpoints. The Leibniz integral rule gives both endpoint terms and the parameter derivative:
The remaining integral equals , so
The substitution gives the same result directly from limits . Negative would make the original interval cross the nonintegrable singularity, so it is not part of this ordinary-integral domain.
Integrate the horizontal-disk expression over . With and ,
Evaluating the integral of this polynomial gives
For horizontal slices of a surface of revolution in spherical coordinates, use disk area times vertical thickness. Here the cylindrical radius is and the height is . For , . Hence a positive angular increment gives
These are horizontal disks in the lower part of the solid. A spherical angular-wedge element describes a different infinitesimal slice.
In the plane , the right half of the cross-section has coordinates , , . Reflect across the axis for the other half. The cardioid has a cusp at for , crosses at for , and reaches for . The small upper lobes reach ; the widest section is below the equator.
Figure 1.
Cardioid cross-section and a horizontal slice of the apple-shaped solid
. Original plot in units of . The shaded lower portion has polar angles above . The thin marked slice is bounded by horizontal planes, rather than by rays from the origin. Details.
Subtract the integrands before integrating: . With the upward vector area element,
This extends continuously to the lower edge, so
The individual flux integrals also converge: gives , and hence . Reversing the surface orientation changes both signs and leaves the requested magnitude unchanged.
Choose . Since on the stated open domain, its upward vector area element is
The graph becomes unbounded near parts of ; the flux integrals below are understood as limits from .
Where , the implicit function theorem makes the surface a local graph with and . Its upward vector area element is . Therefore the vector area element of an implicit surface is
Dividing by fixes the upward orientation even if the initially chosen gradient points downward. The restriction excludes a locally vertical graph, where this particular projected-area representation cannot be used.

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    Video 3.
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