Volume of Rev
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Volume of Rev
Got stuck on one bit of this question that I'm not sure about.
http://i.imgur.com/VwLnI.jpg
For part 2 of this question, I can see where the second part of the equation comes from , ie the integrating from 0 to 1. This'll produce the extra bit on the left however, which I'm not sure how to find , of which the area is likely pi * e^2 .Last edited by Tulian; 02-06-2012 at 00:24. -
Re: Volume around y axis
There are two regions here.
The 1st one is R.
The 2nd one is R2, where R2 is the area between the curve C and the y-axis from y = 0 to y = 1.
The volume of revolution of R2 about the y-axis is the term on the right of the expression (the integrated bit).
The term on the left of the expression is the volume of a cylinder, centred on the y-axis, of height = 1 and radius = e. -
Re: Volume around y axis
Thanks,
Oh I think I'm picturing it wrong . So is R like this , forming a shape when rotated around it, but like this ?
And what is the formula for a cylinder again, didn't think I'd need it in C4 =/ .
Then from that, subtract the R2 ?Last edited by Tulian; 01-06-2012 at 23:38. -
Re: Volume around y axisSorry still confused(Original post by steve10)
No, R is already given. The red rectangle is R + R2.
Do I find whats on the left of the region R and subtract region R from it ? And the area on the left of R , how do I know its radius is e ? It hits the x axis way before e ? -
Re: Volume around y axisThe cylinder formed will have radius(Original post by Tulian)
Thanks,
Oh I think I'm picturing it wrong . So is R like this , forming a shape when rotated around it, but like this ?
And what is the formula for a cylinder again, didn't think I'd need it in C4 =/ .
Then from that, subtract the R2 ?
and height 
Hence,
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Re: Volume around y axis
Sorry if I sound clueless, havent seen a question like this in C4 before

I'm finding that whole red region by using the formula .
Then subtracting the integral for the R region ?
Wouldn't that just give me the white part on the left though ?Last edited by Tulian; 01-06-2012 at 23:47. -
Re: Volume around y axis(Original post by Tulian)
Sorry if I sound clueless, havent seen a question like this in C4 before
I'm finding that whole red region by using the formula .
Then subtracting the integral for the R region ?
Wouldn't that just give me the white part on the left though ?
Integration will give the volume found by rotating the yellow region around the y-axis.
Volume of cylinder will give the volume generated by rotating the green region around the y-axis.

So subtracting the volume found by integration from the volume of cylinder gives the required answer. -
Re: Volume around y axis
Oh I see, thanks both
. Got to go through C3 and C4 again to make sure I can apply it/ formulas properly
I just got confused because usually if you rotate it around the x-axis it included the region you done the limits for right ? So when you rotate a region around the Y-Axis , the volume formed gives everything before the shape that the limits are for ? So in essence the volume formed is actually everything before the region being rotated ?Last edited by Tulian; 02-06-2012 at 00:02. -
Re: Volume around y axisWhen we found volume in part 'a', we were rotating the area R around the x-axis. Note that the area R was bound by the x-axis, the curve and the limits.(Original post by Tulian)
Oh I see, thanks both
. Got to go through C3 and C4 again to make sure I can apply it/ formulas properly
I just got confused because usually if you rotate it around the x-axis it included the region you done the limits for right ? So when you rotate a region around the Y-Axis , the volume formed gives everything before the shape that the limits are for ? So in essence the volume formed is actually everything before the region being rotated ?
Now when we rotate around the y-axis, the area will be bounded by the y-axis, the limits and the curve.
So doing
gives the yellow area of the below image.

Notice that this is the area bounded by the y-axis, the curve and the limits.
Does it makes sense?Last edited by raheem94; 02-06-2012 at 00:11.


. Got to go through C3 and C4 again to make sure I can apply it/ formulas properly