Section 6.3
Ex #4 pg. 396
Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region
bounded by
and
y = 0 about the line x = 2.
(1) Draw,
Label, Points of Intersection
, if x = 0 and x = 1
(2) Cylindrical Shell Method (Why is this best option?)
(Begin w/Rectangle parallel to the axis of revolution.)
Requires width of the rectangle:
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Average radius
of the shell (part of
):
(Distance from center of rectangle to the axis of revolution)
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Height of the rectangle:
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(3) Set Up the Integral and Evaluate:
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Ex (HW #31)
The given interval represents the volume of a solid. Describe the solid

Shell : Hint: 4 parts w/in the
integral the first of which is
which indicates the
formula
.
r(y) placed second, r(y) = 3-y. This is the distance from the axis of revolution to the center of the rectangle/shell. Axis of revolution would be y = 3. [Note: If the axis of revolution was y = -3, r(y) would be y+3.
h(y) is the height of the rectangle/shell
which is placed third. h(y) is the
function or the difference of two functions.
Simplest case is
which is a sideways
parabola, another option is using two functions
and x = 1.
Summary:
The solid is obtained by rotating the region bounded by
(i)
, x = 0 and y = 0
about the line y = 3 using cylindrical shells.
OR
(ii)
, x = 1 and y = 0
about the line y = 3 using cylindrical shells.