MA 112 Calculus II Tutorial Sheet 4

1. Find the volume of the solid generated when the region enclosed by the curves given
below is revolved about the (i) x-axis; and (ii) y-axis.

(a) y = x3 , x = 1 and y = 0.
(b) y = x3 − 3x2 + 2x over [0, 1].
(c) y = 9x − x2 and y = 0.
(d) x = y 2 , y = 1 and x = 0.
(e) xy = 4, and x + y = 5.

2. Use the cylindrical shell method to find the volume of the solid generated when the
region enclosed by the curves given below is revolved about the given line.

(a) y = x3 , y = 1 and x = 0 about the line y = 1.

(b) y = 1/x3 and y = 0 over [1, 2] about the line x = −1.
(c) y = x2 and y = x3 about the line x = 2.
√
(d) y = x, x = 0 and y = 1 about the line y = 2.
√
3. By revolving the semicircle y = r2 − x2 about the x-axis, show that the volume of a
sphere of radius r is V = 43 πr3 .

4. Consider the funnel formed by taking the curve y = 1/x over the interval [1, a] (where
a > 1) and rotating it round the x-axis. Find the volume of the funnel.

5. Find the volume of the solid that results when the region above the x-axis and below
the ellipse
x2 y 2
+ 2 =1 (a > 0, b > 0)
a2 b
is revolved about the x-axis.

6. (a) Find the volume V (n) of the solid generated when the region bounded by y = xn
and y = x1/n (where n is a positive even integer) is revolved about the x-axis.
(b) Find lim V (n).
n→+∞

7. Using cylindrical shell method, show that the volume of the cone generated when the
triangle with vertices (0, 0), (r, 0), (0, h), (where r > 0 and h > 0) is revolved about the
y-axis is V = 31 πr2 h.