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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Volume Of A Solid
What is the volume of the solid formed when the line is rotated around the -axis from to ?
To rotate a curve around the y-axis, first convert the function so that y is the independent variable by solving for x. This leads to the function .
We'll also need to convert the endpoints of the interval to y-values. Note that when , and when Therefore, the the interval being rotated is from .
The disk method is best in this case. The general formula for the disk method is
, where V is volume, are the endpoints of the interval, and the function being rotated.
Substuting the function and endpoints from the problem at hand leads to the integral
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To evaluate this integral, you must know the power rule. Recall that the power rule is
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Example Question #1 : Volume Of Cross Sections And Area Of Region
Find the volume of the solid generated when the function
is revolved around the x-axis on the interval .
Hint: Use the method of cylindrical disks.
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The formula for the volume is given as
where and the bounds on the integral come from the interval .
As such,
When taking the integral, we will use the inverse power rule which states
Applying this rule we get
And by the corollary of the First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
As such,
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Example Question #1 : Volume Of Cross Sections And Area Of Region
Using the method of cylindrical disks, find the volume of the region revolved around the x-axis of the graph of
on the interval
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The formula for volume of the region revolved around the x-axis is given as
where
As such
When taking the integral, we use the inverse power rule which states
Applying this rule term by term we get
And by the corollary of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
As such the volume is
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Example Question #2 : Volume Of Cross Sections And Area Of Region
Find the volume of the solid generated by rotating about the y-axis the region under the curve , from to .
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Since we are revolving a function of around the y-axis, we will use the method of cylindrical shells to find the volume.
Using the formula for cylindrical shells, we have
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Example Question #181 : Ap Calculus Bc
Find the area bound by the curve of g(t), the x and y axes, and the line
Find the area bound by the curve of g(t), the x and y axes, and the line
We are asked to find the area under a curve. This sounds like a job for an integral.
We need to integrate our function from 0 to . These will be our limits of integration. With that in mind, our integral look like this.
Now, we need to recall the rules for integrating sine and cosine.
With these rules in mind, we can integrate our original function to get:
Now, we just need to evaluate our new function at the given limits. Let's start with 0
And our upper limit...
Now, we need to take the difference between our limits:
So, our answer is 2.59
Example Question #11 : Application Of Integrals
Determine the length of the following function between
In order to begin the problem, we must first remember the formula for finding the arc length of a function along any given interval:
where ds is given by the equation below:
We can see from our equation for ds that we must find the derivative of our function, which in our case is dv/dt instead of dy/dx, so we begin by differentiating our function v(t) with respect to t:
Now we can plug this into the given equation to find ds:
Our last step is to plug our value for ds into the equation for arc length, which we can see only involves integrating ds. The interval along which the problem asks for the length of the function gives us our limits of integration, so we simply integrate ds from t=1 to t=4:
Example Question #1 : Applications In Physics
In physics, the work done on an object is equal to the integral of the force on that object dotted with its displacent.
This looks like ( is work, is force, and is the infinitesimally small displacement vector). For a force whose direction is the line of motion, the equation becomes .
If the force on an object as a function of displacement is , what is the work as a function of displacement ? Assume and the force is in the direction of the object's motion.
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Both the terms of the force are power terms in the form , which have the integral , so the integral of the force is .
We know
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This means
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Example Question #1 : Length Of Curve, Distance Traveled, Accumulated Change, Motion Of Curve
Give the arclength of the graph of the function on the interval .
The length of the curve of on the interval can be determined by evaluating the integral
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so
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The above integral becomes
Substitute . Then , , and the integral becomes
Example Question #1 : Length Of Curve, Distance Traveled, Accumulated Change, Motion Of Curve
Give the arclength of the graph of the function on the interval .
The length of the curve of on the interval can be determined by evaluating the integral
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, so
The integral becomes
Use substitution - set . Then , and . The bounds of integration become and , and the integral becomes
Example Question #1 : Average Values And Lengths Of Functions
What is the length of the curve over the interval ?
The general formula for finding the length of a curve over an interval is
In this example, the arc length can be found by computing the integral
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The derivative of can be found using the power rule, , which leads to
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At this point, a substitution is useful.
Let
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We can also express the limits of integration in terms of to simplify computation. When , and when .
Making these substitutions leads to
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Now use the power rule, which in general is , to evaluate the integral.