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Ch. 6 - Applications of Integration
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 6, Problema 6.4.22

9-34. Shell method Let R be the region bounded by the following curves. Use the shell method to find the volume of the solid generated when R is revolved about indicated axis. 


x = x³ ,y = 1, and x = 0; about the x-axis

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First, identify the region R bounded by the curves: the curve given by \(y = x^3\), the line \(y = 1\), and the vertical line \(x = 0\). Sketching this region helps visualize the problem.
Since the solid is generated by revolving the region about the x-axis, and the shell method is requested, we consider cylindrical shells formed by slicing the region parallel to the axis of revolution. Here, it is easier to use horizontal slices (in terms of \(y\)) because the shells will be vertical.
Express \(x\) as a function of \(y\) from the curve \(y = x^3\). Solving for \(x\) gives \(x = y^{1/3}\). This will help determine the radius and height of each shell.
Set up the shell method integral. The radius of a shell is the distance from the shell to the axis of rotation (the x-axis), which is \(y\). The height of the shell is the horizontal length of the region at height \(y\), which is from \(x=0\) to \(x = y^{1/3}\), so the height is \(y^{1/3} - 0 = y^{1/3}\).
The volume integral using the shell method is then \(V = 2\pi \int_{y=0}^{y=1} (\text{radius})(\text{height}) \, dy = 2\pi \int_0^1 y \cdot y^{1/3} \, dy\). Simplify the integrand and prepare to integrate over \(y\) from 0 to 1.

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Setting up the Region and Bounds

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