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Ch. 6 - Applications of Integration
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 6, Problema 6.R.52

43–55. Volumes of solids Choose the general slicing method, the disk/washer method, or the shell method to answer the following questions.


The region bounded by the graph of y = 4−x² and the x-axis on the interval [−2,2] is revolved about the line x = −2. What is the volume of the solid that is generated?

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First, visualize the region bounded by the curve \(y = 4 - x^{2}\) and the x-axis on the interval \([-2, 2]\). This region lies above the x-axis and below the parabola between \(x = -2\) and \(x = 2\).
Since the solid is generated by revolving this region about the vertical line \(x = -2\), consider using the shell method because the axis of rotation is vertical and the slices perpendicular to the x-axis will be easier to handle.
Set up a representative cylindrical shell at a position \(x\) between \(-2\) and \(2\). The height of the shell is given by the function value \(h(x) = 4 - x^{2}\), and the radius of the shell is the horizontal distance from \(x\) to the line \(x = -2\), which is \(r(x) = x - (-2) = x + 2\).
The volume of each thin shell is given by the formula \(dV = 2\pi \times \text{radius} \times \text{height} \times \text{thickness} = 2\pi (x + 2)(4 - x^{2}) \, dx\).
To find the total volume, integrate the expression for \(dV\) over the interval \(x = -2\) to \(x = 2\): \(V = \int_{-2}^{2} 2\pi (x + 2)(4 - x^{2}) \, dx\). This integral can then be evaluated to find the volume.

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Volume of Solids of Revolution

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Shell Method

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