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Let be continuous and nonnegative on [a, b]. Then, the volume of the solid generated by revolving the area

below the graph of about the x-axis between and is defined by

Example 1:

Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region bounded by the graph of and

the axis about the x-axis.

Solution:

and the x-axis intersect at and since

If the area is revolved about the y-axis, then the volume of the solid generated is defined by

Example 2:

Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the area below the graph of and the x-axis

about the y-axis.

Solution:

and the x-axis intersect at and since

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Volume by rotating the area between two curves

Let . The volume generated by rotating the region bounded by the curves and lines

and around the x-axis is defined by

Example 3: Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the area bounded by the graphs of

and about the x-axis.

Solution: The two lines intersect at the points and since

Your Turn!

1. Find the volume of the solid of revolution formed by rotating the

y2
ellipse x   1
2
a) about the x -axis. b) about the y -axis.
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2. Find the volume of the solid generated by rotating about the x -axis, the area formed by

y  x2 , the x -axis, and x  1 .

3. Find the volume of the solid generated by rotating about the line x  2 , the area bounded by

y  x2 , the x -axis, and x  2 .

4. O is the origin, P is (2,0), N is (2,2), and M is (0,2).

a) Find the volume of the solid of revolution formed by rotating triangle

ONP about the x -axis.

b) Find the volume of the solid of revolution formed by rotating triangle

ONM about the x -axis.

c) Since clearly area of ONM = area of ONP , why are the volumes

generated different?

5. Find the volume of the solid generated by rotating the region bounded by y  x2 and

y  4 x  x 2 a) about the x -axis and b) about the line x  5 .

6. The graph of y 2  x 2 12  x  is drawn below.

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Find the volume of the solid generated by rotating the loop around the x -axis.

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7. The area bounded by the curve y  x  , the x -axis, x  2 , and x  3 is rotated about the
x

x -axis. Find the volume of the solid figure so formed.

Answers

16 8  8 8 16
1. a) b) 2. 3. 4. a) b)
3 3 5 3 3 3
32 64 9
5. a) b) 6. 1728 7.
3 3 2
Your Turn! (Calculators Permitted)

1. The region R is bounded above by the graph of xy  1 , on the left by x  1 , on the right by

x  2 , and below by y  0 . The volume of the solid of revolution formed when R is

revolved about the line x  3 is nearest in value to:

(A) 6.8 (B) 7.0 (C) 7.2 (D) 7.4 (E) 7.6

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2. The region R in the first quadrant is bounded by f x   4  x and g x   . If R is
x

revolved about the y -axis, the volume of the solid formed is nearest in value to:

(A) 8.16 (B) 8.26 (C) 8.36 (D) 8.38 (E) 8.42

3. Let S be the region in the first quadrant bounded by the x -axis, the line x  1 and the

graph of y  Arcsin x . What is the volume of the solid generated by rotating S about

the y -axis?

(A) 2.67 (B) 2.70 (C) 2.73 (D) 2.76 (E) 2.79

4. Let R be the region in the first quadrant bounded by the x -axis and the curve y  2 x  x 2 .

The volume produced when R is revolved about the x -axis is:

16 8 4
(A) (B) (C) (D) 16 (E) 8
15 3 3

5. Let R be the region in the first quadrant bounded above by the graph of f x   2Arc tan x

and below by the graph of y  x . What is the volume of the solid generated when R is

rotated about the x -axis?

(A) 1.21 (B) 2.68 (C) 4.17 (D) 6.66 (E) 7.15
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x
x
6. Let R be the region enclosed by the graphs of y  e , y  3  1 , and the line x  4 . The
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volume of the solid generated when R is revolved about the

y -axis is nearest to

(A) 33.09 (B) 33.11 (C) 33.13 (D) 33.15 (E) 33.17

7. Let R be the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the graphs of y  xsin x and the lines

x  1 and x  3 . What is the volume of the solid generated when R is rotated about the

y -axis?

(A) 15.9 (B) 18.7 (C) 40.1 (D) 50.6 (E) 64.9

8. Which definite integral represents the volume of a sphere with radius 2?

     
2 2 2

(A)   x 2  4 dx (B)   x 2  4 dx (C) 2  4  x 2 dx

2 2 0

   
2 2

(D) 2  4  x 2 dx (E)   4  x 2 dx
2 0

Answers

1. A 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. E 6. B 7. C 8. C