Prototype Calculus Question
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Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the area enclosed by and
around the x-axis.
| Foundations |
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| • Choose either shell or washer method. |
| • Find the appropriate radii. |
| • Determine the bounds of integration by finding when both functions have the same y value. |
| • Using the determined values, set up and solve the integral. |
Solution:
| Step 1: |
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| Choosing the Approach: Since we are rotating around the x-axis, the washer method would utilize tall rectangles with dx as their width. This seems like a reasonable choice, as these rectangles would be trapped between our two functions, allowing us to solve a single integral. |
| Step 2: |
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| Finding the Radii: Since our rectangles will be trapped between the two functions, and will be rotated around the x-axis (where Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle y=0 } ), we find |
| the inner radius is Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle r = 5-x } , represented by the blue line, while |
| the outer radius is Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle R = 25-x^2 } , represented by the red line. |
| Step 3: |
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| Finding the Bounds of Integration: We must set the two functions equal, and solve. If |
| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle 5-x=25-x^2,} |
| then |
| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle x^2-x-20=(x+4)(x-20)=0,} |
| so we have roots -4 and 5. These are our bounds of integration. |
| Step 4: |
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| Evaluating the Integral: Using the earlier steps, we have |
| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle V=\pi \int_{-4}^{\, 5} (25-x^2)^2-(5-x)^2 \,dx} |
| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle =\pi \int_{-4}^{\, 5} 625-50x^2+x^4-(25-10x+x^2) \,dx} |
| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle =\pi \int_{-4}^{\, 5} 600-51x^2+x^4+10x \,dx} |
| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle =\pi \int_{-4}^{\, 5} 600-51x^2+x^4+10x \,dx} |
| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle =\pi \biggr(600x-51\cdot\frac{x^{3}}{3}+\frac{x^{5}}{5}+10\cdot\frac{x^{2}}{2}\biggr)\biggr|_{x=-4}^{5}} |
| Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle =\frac{15,309}{5}\pi.} |