Volume of a solid

JJ007

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Find the volume of a solid formed by revolving the region bounded by the graphs of \(\displaystyle f(x)=2\sqrt{x} , x=4\), and the x-axis about the y-axis.

That's exactly how it's worded. Can someone point me in the right direction? How to start or which method?
Thanks.
 
Washer method?

Bottom function: \(\displaystyle f_B(x) = 0\)
Top function: \(\displaystyle f_T(x) = 2\sqrt{x}}\)
Distance to axis: \(\displaystyle r(x)=x\)

Use the following formula:

\(\displaystyle 2\pi \int_{x_a}^{x_b}r(x) \left [(f_T-f_B)\circ (x) \right ]dx\)

In this case, we have

\(\displaystyle 2 \pi \int_{x_a = 0}^{x_b = 4} \left r(x)[(f_T-f_B)\circ (x) \right ]dx = 2 \pi \int_{0}^{4}x \left[ 2\sqrt{x}-0\right] dx\)

\(\displaystyle = 4 \pi \int_{0}^{4}x^{3/2} dx\)
 
\(\displaystyle Shell:\)

\(\displaystyle 2\pi\int_{0}^{4} x(2\sqrt x)dx \ = \ \frac{256\pi}{5}\)

\(\displaystyle Disc:\)

\(\displaystyle \pi \int_{0}^{4}[4^{2}-(y^{2}/4)^{2}]dy \ = \ \frac{256\pi}{5}\)
 
Ok, I understand the shell method. But I'm little off on the disk part. Here's a similar example I tried with disk:
revolving region bounded by graphs of \(\displaystyle y=x^3, y=1,\) and \(\displaystyle x=2\) about the y-axis.
\(\displaystyle 1=x^3\)
\(\displaystyle x=1\)
\(\displaystyle v=\pi \int[R(x)]^2dx\)
\(\displaystyle v=\pi \int_1^2[x^3]^2dx = \frac{127}{7}\pi\)

or
\(\displaystyle v=\pi \int_1^2[x^3-1]^2dx\)
\(\displaystyle v=\pi \int_1^2[x^6-2x^3+1]dx=\frac{163}{14}\pi ?\)

The real answer is supposed to be 120/7 pi

Thanks guys.
 
JJ007 said:
Ok, I understand the shell method. But I'm little off on the disk part. Here's a similar example I tried with disk:
revolving region bounded by graphs of \(\displaystyle y=x^3, y=1,\) and \(\displaystyle x=2\) about the y-axis.
\(\displaystyle 1=x^3\)
\(\displaystyle x=1\)
\(\displaystyle v=\pi \int[R(x)]^2dx\)
\(\displaystyle v=\pi \int_1^2[x^3]^2dx = \frac{127}{7}\pi\)

or
\(\displaystyle v=\pi \int_1^2[x^3-1]^2dx\)
\(\displaystyle v=\pi \int_1^2[x^6-2x^3+1]dx=\frac{163}{14}\pi ?\)

The real answer is supposed to be 120/7 pi

Thanks guys.

Neither.

\(\displaystyle R^2(x)-r^2(x)=(x^3)^2-1^2\).

\(\displaystyle V=\pi \int_1^2 (x^6-1) dx\)
 
\(\displaystyle Note: \ This \ is \ revolving \ about \ the \ Y-AXIS.\)

\(\displaystyle Shell:\)

\(\displaystyle 2\pi\int_{1}^{2}(x^{3}-1)xdx \ = \ \frac{47\pi}{5}\)

\(\displaystyle Washer:\)

\(\displaystyle \pi\int_{1}^{8}(4-y^{2/3})dy \ = \ \frac{47\pi}{5}\)

\(\displaystyle See \ graph \ below:\)

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\(\displaystyle This \ is \ revolving \ about \ the \ X-AXIS\)

\(\displaystyle Shell:\)

\(\displaystyle 2\pi\int_{1}^{8}y(2-y^{1/3})dy \ = \ \frac{120\pi}{7}\)

\(\displaystyle Washer:\)

\(\displaystyle \pi\int_{1}^{2}(x^{6}-1)dx \ = \ \frac{120\pi}{7}\)
 

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