[Technology Exercise] 75. Find, to two decimal places, the x-coordinate of the centroid of the region in the first quadrant bounded by the x-axis, the curve y = arctan(x), and the line x = √3.
Ch. 8 - Techniques of Integration
Capitolo 8, Problema 8.3.73
Volume: Find the volume generated by revolving one arch of the curve y = sin x about the x-axis.
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Identify the interval for one arch of the curve \( y = \sin x \). Since one arch corresponds to one complete wave from 0 to \( \pi \), set the limits of integration as \( x = 0 \) to \( x = \pi \).
Recall the formula for the volume \( V \) generated by revolving a curve \( y = f(x) \) about the x-axis from \( x = a \) to \( x = b \):
\[ V = \pi \int_{a}^{b} [f(x)]^{2} \, dx \]
Substitute \( f(x) = \sin x \) and the limits \( a = 0 \), \( b = \pi \) into the volume formula:
\[ V = \pi \int_{0}^{\pi} (\sin x)^{2} \, dx \]
Use the trigonometric identity to simplify \( (\sin x)^2 \):
\[ \sin^{2} x = \frac{1 - \cos(2x)}{2} \]
Rewrite the integral using this identity.
Set up the integral for evaluation:
\[ V = \pi \int_{0}^{\pi} \frac{1 - \cos(2x)}{2} \, dx \]
From here, you can integrate term-by-term to find the volume.

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The disk method calculates volume by summing up the volumes of infinitesimally thin circular disks formed when a region is revolved around an axis. Each disk's volume is π(radius)^2 times the thickness, and integration over the interval gives the total volume.
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Understanding the sine function, especially one arch from 0 to π, is crucial. The function y = sin x is positive and continuous in this interval, which defines the shape of the region being revolved and sets the limits of integration for the volume calculation.
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