84 VOLUME OF SOLID OF REVOLUTION – WASHER + SHELL METHOD MAT 183

Example 1:

The shaded region W is bounded by the curve y = x2 + 1 and the line y = x..
y

2
y = x + 1

W
y = x

x
0 3

a) Find the volume of the solid generated when the shaded region W is revolved about the
y-axis.
b) Find the volume of the solid generated when the shaded region W is revolved about the
line y = 1.

Solution:
Cross section
a)

Axis of revolution

x=3

Volume = 2 
 x ( x + 1  x ) dx
2

x=0

x=3

=  ( x3 + x  x2 ) dx
2 
x=0
x4 x2 x3 x = 3
= 2 [ 4 + 2  3 ] x = 0
81 9 27
= 2 [ 4 + 2  3 ]
63
= 2  #

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b)

Cross section

Axis of revolution

x=3

Volume =  ( x2 + 1 + 1 )2  ( x + 1 )2 dx
 
x=0
x=3

=  ( x4 + 4x2 + 4 )  ( x2 + 2x + 1 ) dx
 
x=0
x=3

=  ( x4 + 3x2  2x + 3 ) dx
 
x=0

x5
[ + x3  x2 + 3x ] x = 0
x=3
=
5
243
= [ + 27  9 + 9 ]
5
378
= 5  #

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TUTORIAL 84
1. The region R enclosed by the curve y = x2  x  4 and the straight line y =  x
as shown below.
y

y = x2  x  4
( 2 , 2 )

x
R
( 2 , 2 )

y = x

a) Find the volume of the solid generated when the region R is revolved about
the line y = 3.
b) Using Shell method, find the volume of the solid generated when the region R
is revolved about the line x = 3.

2. Find the volume of the solid generated when R is revolved about:

y
a) the line x = 3
b) the line y = 4
(3,4)

y = ( x  1 )2 y = x + 1

0
Answers:
x=2
1472
1a) Vol =  
(x
2
 x  4  3 )2  (  x  3 )2 dx = 15 
x = 2
x=2

1b) Vol = 2 
(x + 3 ) ( 4  x2 ) dx = 64
x = 2
x=3

2a) Vol =  ( 3  x ) [ ( x + 1 )  ( x  1 )2 ] dx
2  =
27
2 
x=0
x=3

2b) Vol =  
[ (x  1 )2  4 ]2  ( x + 1  4 )2 dx =
108
5 
x=0

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3. The region R is bounded by the curve y = x3 and the lines x = 1, x = 2 and

y = x  1. y y = x3

y = x  1

x
0 1 2

1
Find the volume of the solid generated when R is revolved about the line

a) y = 1
b) x = 3
4. Consider the region R, enclosed by the curve y = x3 + 1, the line x = 3 and the
x-axis as shown below. y
y = x3 + 1

R
x
1 0
x = 3
a) Use the Disk method to find the volume of the solid obtained by revolving the
region R about the x-axis.
b) Using the Shell method, set up the integral to find the volume of the solid obtained
by revolving the region R about the line x = 2.
Answers:
x=2
1021
3a) Vol =   ( x3
 + 1 )2  x2 dx = 42 
x=1
x=2
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3b) Vol = 2 
 ( 3  x ) ( x  x + 1 ) dx
3
= 30 
x=1
x=3
2496
4a) Vol =  
(x
3
+ 1 )2 dx = 7 
x = 1
x=3
1008
4b) Vol = 2 
(x + 2 ) ( x3 + 1 ) dx = 5 
x = 1

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5. Figure below shows the shaded region R bounded by the curve y = x2 + 3 and the
line y = x + 2.
y

y = x2

y = x + 2

x
1 2

a) Find the volume of the solid generated when the shaded region R is revolved
about the line x = 5 using the Washer Method.
b) Find the volume of the solid generated when the shaded region R is revolved
about the line y = 2 by using the Shell Method.

6. Figure below shows the shaded region R bounded by the curve y = x3 and
the line y = 1. y

y = x3
y = 1

x
0 1

a) Find the volume of the solid generated when the shaded region R is revolved
about the line y = 1 using the Disk Method.
b) Find the volume of the solid generated when the shaded region R is revolved
about the xaxis by using the Shell Method.
Answers:
x=2

5a) Vol =  
(x
2
 5 )2  ( x + 2  5 )2 dx = 30.6
x = 1
x=2

5b) Vol = 2 
(x + 2 ) ( x + 2  x2 ) dx = 22.5
x = 1
x=1
9
6a) Vol =   ( x3
  1 )2 dx = 14 
x=0
y=1

2 
1/3 6
6b) Vol = y(y ) dy = 7
y=0

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