4.5.

5 Surface Area
Surface Area:
Consider a curve rotated about the x-axis:
ds
The surface area of this band is: 2 r  ds
r
The radius is the y-value of the b
function, so the whole area is given by: a
2 y ds

This is the same ds that we had in the “length

of curve” formula, so the formula becomes:

Surface Area about x-axis (Cartesian):

To rotate about
the y-axis, just 2
b  dy 
reverse x and y S   2 y 1    dx
in the formula! a
 dx 

Example: 4
y  x4
3
Rotate
4
about the y4   x
3
y-axis.
3
 y3 x
4
3
x   y3
4
dx 3

dy 4


Example: 3 dx 3
x   y3 
4 dy 4
Rotate
2
about the 4  3  3
S   2   y  3  1    dy
y-axis. 0
 4  4

4  3  25
 2   y  3  dy
0
 4  16
 3
4 5
 2    y  3  dy
0
 4 4
4
5  3 2  5
    y  3 y     6  12
2  8 0 2
5
  6  15
2

Example: 4 dx 3
y  x4 
3 dy 4
Rotate
about the
y-axis.

From geometry:

s S . A.   rs
  35
 15

 15

Example: y  x rotated about x-axis.

2
9  dy 
S  2  y 1    dx
0
 dx 

( x) STO Y ENTER

2  ( y (1  d ( y, x) ^ 2), x, 0,9) ENTER

 117.319 
 Example: x  y 1
2 2
rotated about x-axis.

2
1  dy 
S  2  y 1    dx
1
 dx 

y  1 x
2 2
y  1 x 2

(1  x ^ 2) STO Y ENTER
Check:
S . A.  4 r 2

2  ( y (1  d ( y, x) ^ 2), x, 1,1)
 4
ENTER  12.5663706144  12.5663706144

Once again …

Don’t forget to clear the x and y variables when you are done!

F4 4 X , Y ENTER