MTH101 Solution: Practice Questions

Lecture No. 35 to 37

Question 1: Use cylindrical shells to find the volume of the solid generated when the region
=
‘R’ in the first quadrant enclosed between y 4=
x and y x 3 is revolved about the y-axis.
Solution:

To find the limit of integration, we will find the point of intersection between two curves.
=
Equating y 4=
x and y x 3 , we get
x 3 = 4 x,
⇒ x3 − 4 x =
0,
⇒ x( x 2 − 4) = 0,
⇒x= 0, x = ± 2.
Since our region R is in first quadrant so we ignore x = − 2. Hence limit of integration is
=x 0= to x 2.
2
= ∫ 2π x(4 x − x )dx,
3
So V
0
2
= 2π ∫ (4 x 2 − x 4 )dx,
0
2
x3 x5
= 2π 4 − .
3 5 0
After simplification, we get
128
V= π.
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Question 2: Use cylindrical shell method to find the volume of the solid generated when the
region enclosed between y = x 3 and the x-axis in the interval [0,3] is revolved about the y-axis.
Solution:
 Here = f ( x) x3 =
, a 0= ; b 3. 
 
3 3
= ∫=
2π x( x ) dx 2π ∫ x 4 dx ,
3 b
V  Cylindrical shells revolved about the y -axis : V = 2π x f ( x) dx 
0 0 

∫a 

1 53
= 2π . x .
5 0

After simplification, we get

486
V= π.
5
 3
2 1
Question 3: Find the arc length of the curve=y ( x − 1) 2 from x =0 to x = .
3 2
Solution:
3
2
=y ( x − 1) 2 ,
3
dy 2  3  1 1
⇒ =   ( x − 1) 2 =( x − 1) 2 .
dx 3  2 
b
= ∫ 1 + [ f '( x) ] dx,
2
L
a
1 1 1
2
 
2 1 2 2
⇒ L= ∫ 1 + ( x − 1)  dx=
2
∫ (1 + x − 1) dx= ∫ x dx,
0   0 0
1
2 32
= x2 ,
3 0
3
2  1 2
=   ,
32
1
= .
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Question 4: If f is a smooth function on [1, 4] , then find a definite integral indicating the arc
2
length of the curve x = y from
= y 1= 3
to y 4 . Note: Do not evaluate it further.

Solution:
2
Here =x g=
( y) y , 3

2 − 13
⇒ g ′( y ) = y .
3
b
 Arc length = ∫ 1 + [ g ′( y ) ] dy,
2
L
a

4 −2
4
∴ ∫1 1 + 9 y
L= 3
dy.

Question 5: Find the area of the surface generated by revolving the curve
y= 1 − x 2 ; 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 about the x – axis.
 Solution:
 f ( x)= y= 1 − x2 ,
x
⇒ f ′( x) =
− .
1 − x2
b
= ∫ 2π f ( x) 1 + [ f ′( x) ] dx,
2
 S
a

2
1
 x 
⇒
= ∫ 2π 1− x 1 + −
2
S  dx ,
0  1 − x 2

1
x2
= ∫ 2π 1 − x 1 +
2
dx ,
0
1 − x2
1 − x2 + x2
1
= ∫ 2π 1 − x
2
dx,
0
1 − x2
1
= ∫ 2π dx,
0

= 2π x 0 ,
1

= 2π .

Question 6: Write a definite integral indicating the area of the surface generated by revolving
=
the curve y x 2 ; 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 about the x – axis. Note: Do not evaluate it further.

Solution:
 =
y f ( x=) x 2 ; 0 ≤ x ≤ 2,
dy
⇒ = f '( x)= 2 x.
dx
2
 d

=
∴ S ∫ 2π ( x ) 1 + ( 2 x ) dx, = ∫c π + [ ]
2 2
 S
2
2 f ( x ) 1 f '( x ) dx 
0  
2
= 2π ∫ x 2 1 + 4 x 2 dx.
0