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    7.

    2 Finding Volume Using Cross Sections


    Warm Up: Find the area of the following figures:

    1. A square with sides of length x

    2. A square with diagonals of length x

    3. A semicircle of radius x

    4. A semicircle of diameter x

    5. An equilateral triangle with sides of length x

    6. An isosceles right triangle with legs of length x

    1
    2
    Previously, we used disk
    and washer methods to
    determine the volume
    of figures that had
    circular cross sections.

    Now, we will learn a


    method to determine the
    volume of a figure whose
    cross sections are other
    shapes such as semi-
    circles, triangles,
    squares, etc.

    3
    Volumes with Known Cross Sections

    If we know the formula for the area of a cross section, we can find
    the volume of the solid having this cross section with the help of the
    definite integral.

    If the cross section is perpendicular to the x‐axis and itʼs area is a


    function of x, say A(x), then the volume, V, of the solid on [ a, b ] is
    given by

    If the cross section is perpendicular to the y‐axis and its area is a


    function of y, say A(y), then the volume, V, of the solid on [ a, b ] is
    given by

    Notice the use of area formulas in order to evaluate the integrals.


    The area formulas you will need to know in order to do this
    section include:

    Area of a Square =

    Area of a Triangle =

    Area of an Equilateral Triangle =

    Area of a Circle =

    4
    Volumes with known cross sections

    For each of the problems do the following:

    • Draw the region of the base of the solid.

    • Draw a representative slice of the solid with


    the correct orientation and note the thickness as dx or dy.

    • Draw the shape of the cross section.

    • Label the important measurements


    of the solid in terms of x or y looking at the base.

    • Write dV the volume of one representative slice using geometry formulas.

    • Write dV in terms of x or y.

    • Write the integral for the volume V,


    looking at the base to determine where the slices start and stop.

    • Use your calculator to evaluate.

    5
    Example 1) Find the volume of the solid whose base is bounded by
    the circle x2 + y2 = 4, the cross sections perpendicular to the x-axis
    are squares.

    6
    Picture for Example 1

    7
    Example 2) Find the volume if the cross sections perpendicular to
    the y-axis of a right triangle are semicircles.

    y = 4/3x - 3

    -3

    8
    Picture for Example 2

    9
    Example 3) Find the volume of a solid whose base is bounded by
    the circle x2 + y2 = 4, the cross sections perpendicular to the x-axis
    are equilateral triangles.

    10
    Picture for Example 3

    11
    Example 4) Find the volume of the solid whose base is bounded by the
    circle x2 + y2 = 4, the cross sections perpendicular to the x-axis are right
    isosceles triangles with a leg on the base of the solid.

    12
    Picture for Example 4

    13
    Example 5) Find the volume of the solid whose base is bounded
    by y = x + 1 and y = x2 -1, the cross sections perpendicular to the
    x-axis are rectangles of height 5.

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