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.
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Find the appropriate radii.
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Determine the bounds of integration by finding when both functions have the same y value.
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Using the determined values, set up and solve the integral.
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Solution:
Step 1:
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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.
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Step 2:
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Since our rectangles will be trapped between the two functions, and will be rotated around the x-axis (where ,) we find
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the inner radius is , represented by the blue line, while
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the outer radius is , represented by the red line.
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Step 3:
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We must set the two functions equal, and solve. More to follow...
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