The area bounded by the curve y=3+2x-x^2 and line y=3 is rotated completely about the line y=3. Find the volume of the solid of revolution obtained?

1 Answer
Jun 10, 2015

V=16/15pi~~3.35103

Explanation:

The area are the solution of this system:
{(y<=-x^2+2x+3),(y>=3):}
And it is sketched in this plot:
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The formula for the volume of a x-axis rotation solid is:
V=pi*int_a^b f^2(z) dz.

To apply the formula we should translate the half moon on the x-axis, the area won't change, and so it won't change also the volume:
y=-x^2+2x+3color(red)(-3)=-x^2+2x
y=3color(red)(-3)=0
In this way we obtain f(z)=-z^2+2z.
The translated area now is plotted here:
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But which are the a and b of the integral? The solutions of the system:
{(y=-x^2+2x),(y=0):}
So a=0 and b=2.

Let's rewrite and solve the integral:
V=pi*int_0^2 (-z^2+2z)^2 dz
V=pi*int_0^2 z^4-4z^3+4z^2 dz
V=pi*[z^5/5-(4z^4)/4+(4z^3)/3]_0^2
V=pi*[z^5/5-z^4+(4z^3)/3]_0^2
V=pi*(2^5/5-2^4+(4*2^3)/3-0^5/5+0^4-(4*0^3)/3)
V=pi*(32/5-16+32/3+0)
V=pi*(96/15-240/15+160/15)
V=pi*(96/15-240/15+160/15)
V=16/15pi~~3.35103
And this "lemon" is the solid obtained:
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