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Ch. 6 - Applications of Integration
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 6, Problema 6.4.44

39–44. Shell method about other lines Let R be the region bounded by y = x²,x=1, and y=0. Use the shell method to find the volume of the solid generated when R is revolved about the following lines.


y = 2

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First, identify the region R bounded by the curves: \(y = x^{2}\), \(x = 1\), and \(y = 0\). This region lies between \(x=0\) and \(x=1\) (since \(y=x^{2}\) and \(y=0\) intersect at \(x=0\)), and between \(y=0\) and \(y=1\) (since at \(x=1\), \(y=1\)).
Since the solid is generated by revolving the region R about the line \(y=2\), which is horizontal and above the region, we use the shell method with vertical shells. The shells will be vertical slices parallel to the \(y\)-axis, so the variable of integration is \(x\).
The radius of a typical shell is the vertical distance from the shell at \(x\) to the axis of rotation \(y=2\). Since the shell extends from \(y=0\) up to \(y=x^{2}\), the radius is \(2 - y\), but because the shell is vertical at position \(x\), the radius is \(2 - y\) evaluated at the shell's height. For the shell method, the radius is the distance from the axis to the shell, so here it is \(2 - y\), but since the shell height is \(y = x^{2}\), the radius is \(2 - x^{2}\).
The height of the shell is the horizontal length of the shell at position \(x\), which is from \(x=0\) to \(x=1\), so the height is simply \(x\)-dependent. However, since the region is bounded by \(y=0\) and \(y=x^{2}\), the height of the shell is the vertical distance between these curves, which is \(x^{2} - 0 = x^{2}\). But for the shell method revolving around a horizontal line, the height corresponds to the horizontal length of the shell, which is the difference in \(x\) values. Here, the shell is at position \(x\), so the height is the vertical length of the shell, which is \(x^{2} - 0 = x^{2}\). Actually, for the shell method about a horizontal line, the shells are vertical, so the height is the horizontal length of the region at that \(y\). Since the region is described in terms of \(x\), it's easier to integrate with respect to \(x\), and the height is \(x\) (distance along \(x\)).
The volume of the solid is given by the integral using the shell method formula: \(V = 2\pi \int_{a}^{b} (\text{radius})(\text{height}) \, dx\). Here, \(a=0\) and \(b=1\), radius \(= 2 - x^{2}\), and height \(= x\). So, set up the integral as \(V = 2\pi \int_{0}^{1} (2 - x^{2}) \cdot x \, dx\).

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