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The volume of the solid in the figure above, obtained by rotating about the y-axis the region under the
curve y = f (x) from a to b, is
V =
The best way to remember the above formula is to think of a typical shell, cut and flattened as in the
figure below, with radius x, circumference 2x, height f (x), and thickness x or dx:
Z b
(2x) [f (x)] dx
| {z } | {z }
a
circumference
height
EXAMPLE: Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the y-axis the region bounded by
y = 2x2 x3 and the x-axis.
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EXAMPLE: Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the y-axis the region bounded by
y = 2x2 x3 and the x-axis.
Solution: We have
2(radius)(height) = 2 x (2x2 x3 ) = 2(2x3 x4 )
2
3
2(2x x )dx = 2
x4 x5
(2x x )dx = 2
2
5
3
2
0
16
5
EXAMPLE: Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the y-axis the region bounded by
y = (x 1)(x 3)2 and the x-axis.
EXAMPLE: Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the y-axis the region bounded by
y = (x 1)(x 3)2 and the x-axis.
Solution: We have
2(radius)(height) = 2 x (x 1)(x 3)2 = 2(x4 7x3 + 15x2 9x)
Note that (x 1)(x 3)2 = 0 if x = 1, 3. Therefore
Z 3
V =
2(x4 7x3 + 15x2 9x)dx
1
= 2
x5 7x4
9x2
(x 7x + 15x 9x)dx = 2
+ 5x3
5
4
2
4
3
1
24
5
EXAMPLE:
Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the x-axis the region bounded by
3
y = x, x = 8 and the x-axis.
EXAMPLE:
Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the x-axis the region bounded by
x = x = y 3
hence
2(radius)(width) = 2 y (8 y 3 ) = 2(8y y 4 )
2
4
2(8y y )dy = 2
y5
(8y y )dy = 2 4y
5
4
2
0
96
5
A(x)dx =
0
8
2/3
x2/3+1
dx =
2/3 + 1
8
0
3
= x5/3
5
8
0
3
96
= 85/3 =
5
5
EXAMPLE:
Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the line x = 6 the region bounded
by y = 2 x 1 and y = x 1.
EXAMPLE:
Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the line x = 6 the region bounded
by y = 2 x 1 and y = x 1.
2(radius)(height) = 2 (6 x) (2 x 1 x + 1)
= 2(x2 7x + 6 + 12 x 1 2x x 1)
V =
2(x2 7x + 6 + 12 x 1 2x x 1)dx
1
= 2
5
1
(x2 7x + 6 + 12 x 1 2x x 1)dx
x3 7x2
4
4
= 2
272
15
5
5
1
y2
y = 2 x 1 = x =
+1
4
y =x1
hence
2
2
A(y) = Rbig
Rsmall
Note that
= x = y + 1
!
2
2
y
2
2
2
+1
[6 (y + 1)]
= (Rbig
Rsmall
) =
6
4
!
2
y2
2
=
5
(5 y))
4
1 4 7 2
=
y y + 10y
16
2
y2
+ 1 = y + 1 if y = 0, 4. Therefore
4
4
5
Z 4
Z 4
1 4 7 2
272
y
7y 3
2
V =
A(y)dy =
=
y y + 10y dy =
+ 5y
16
2
80
6
15
0
0
0
EXAMPLE: Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the line y = 1 the region bounded
by x = (y 2)2 and y = x.
EXAMPLE: Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the line y = 1 the region bounded
by x = (y 2)2 and y = x.
Solution: We have
2(radius)(width) = 2 (y + 1) (y (y 2)2 ) = 2(y 3 + 4y 2 + y 4)
Note that (y 2)2 = y if y = 1, 4. Therefore
Z 4
V =
2(y 3 + 4y 2 + y 4)dy
1
= 2
4
1
(y 3 + 4y 2 + y 4)dy
y 4 4y 3 y 2
+
4y
= 2 +
4
3
2
=
63
2
4
1