Tuto 81 Vol of Rev Shell
Tuto 81 Vol of Rev Shell
TUTORIAL 81
1. Find the volume of the solid generated when the region R is rotated about x = 3.
y
y = x + 1
y = ( x 1 )2
x
0
2. The figure below shows the shaded region bounded by the curve y = x2 x 4 and
the line y = x. Find the volume generated when the shaded region is rotated through
360 about the line x = 2. y
y = x2 x 4
( 2 , 2 )
x
R
( 2 , 2 )
y = x
y = 4x2
R (1,4)
4x + y 8 = 0
x
0 2
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4. The region R is bounded by the curve y = , the lines x = 1 , x = 4 and
x
the x-axis. y
4
y =
x
x
0 1 4
Find the volume of the solid generated if R is revolved about the line x = 5.
Answers:
x=3
2
27
( 3 x ) [ x + 1 ( x 1 ) ] dx = 2
2
1. Vol =
x=0
x=2
128
2. Vol = 2
(x + 2 ) ( 4 x2 ) dx = 3
x = 2
x=1
10
3. Vol = 2
x ( 8 4x 4x ) dx
2
= 3
x=0
x=4
4 128
4. Vol = 2 ( 5 x ) ( ) dx = 3
x
x=1
326