Confusing Triple Integral - Volume

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Compute the volume of the solid bounded by the cone $z = 3\sqrt{x^2 + y^2}$, the plane $z=0$, and the cylinder $x^2 + (y-1)^2 = 1$.

So I tried parametrizing with $x = r\cos\theta$, $y = r\sin\theta + 1$, $z = z$. But then I'm not sure how to find the bounds for the triple integral. Can anybody walk me through it?

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First you need to find the place where cone completely cuts the cylinder. For that put $y=2, x=0$ which gives $z=6$. Changing $y \to y-1$ will not affect much to our calculations.

$$6\pi - \int_0^1 r \, dr \int_0^{2 \pi} d\theta \int_{3\sqrt{(r\cos \theta)^2 + (r \sin \theta - 1)^2}}^6 dz \tag{1}$$

The first term in $(1)$ is the volume of the cylinder between $z=0 \to z=6$. The second in $(1)$ is the volume trapped by the cylinder and the cone and the $z=6$ plane. By shifting $y\to y-1$ the volume of the system didn't change so it does not affect out calculations.