83 VOLUME OF SOLID OF REVOLUTION – SHELL METHOD MAT 183

TUTORIAL 83
1. Consider the region W, in the first quadrant which is bounded by the curve x = y  y3
and the y-axis as shown below.
y

x = y  y3
W

x
0

Using the Shell Method, find the volume of the solid obtained by revolving the
region W about the line y = 1.

2. The following diagram shows the curve y = x2 .

y
y = x2

x
2 0

Find the volume of the solid generated when the shaded region is revolved about
y =  1. Use Shell Method.

Answers:
y=1
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1. Vol = 2 
 ( 1  y ) ( y  y ) dy
3
= 30 
y=0
y=4 y=3

2  ( y + 1 ) ( y½ + 2 ) dy + 2  ( y + 1 ) ( y½ ) dy 103.666 
2. Vol =
  =
y=0 y=0

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