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6 APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION Summary In general, we calculate the volume of a solid of revolution by using the basic defining formula b V A( x) dx a or V A y dy d c APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION 6.2 Volumes In this section, we will learn about: Using integration to find out the volume of a solid. VOLUMES We start with a simple type of solid called a cylinder or, more precisely, a right cylinder. RECTANGULAR PARALLELEPIPEDS If the base is a rectangle with length l and width w, then the cylinder is a rectangular box (also called a rectangular parallelepiped) with volume V = lwh. IRREGULAR SOLIDS For a solid S that isn’t a cylinder, we first ‘cut’ S into pieces and approximate each piece by a cylinder. We estimate the volume of S by adding the volumes of the cylinders. We arrive at the exact volume of S through a limiting process in which the number of pieces becomes large. IRREGULAR SOLIDS We start by intersecting S with a plane and obtaining a plane region that is called a cross-section of S. IRREGULAR SOLIDS Let A(x) be the area of the cross-section of S in a plane Px perpendicular to the x-axis and passing through the point x, where a ≤ x ≤ b. Think of slicing S with a knife through x and computing the area of this slice. IRREGULAR SOLIDS The cross-sectional area A(x) will vary as x increases from a to b. IRREGULAR SOLIDS We divide S into n ‘slabs’ of equal width ∆x using the planes Px1, Px2, . . . to slice the solid. Think of slicing a loaf of bread. IRREGULAR SOLIDS If we choose sample points xi* in [xi - 1, xi], we can approximate the i th slab Si (the part of S that lies between the planes Px 1 and Px ) by a i i cylinder with base area A(xi*) and ‘height’ ∆x. IRREGULAR SOLIDS The volume of this cylinder is A(xi*). So, an approximation to our intuitive conception of the volume of the i th slab Si is: V (Si ) A( xi *)x IRREGULAR SOLIDS Adding the volumes of these slabs, we get an approximation to the total volume (that is, what we think of intuitively as the volume): n V A( xi *) x i 1 This approximation appears to become better and better as n → ∞. Think of the slices as becoming thinner and thinner. IRREGULAR SOLIDS Therefore, we define the volume as the limit of these sums as n → ∞). However, we recognize the limit of Riemann sums as a definite integral and so we have the following definition. DEFINITION OF VOLUME Let S be a solid that lies between x = a and x = b. If the cross-sectional area of S in the plane Px, through x and perpendicular to the x-axis, is A(x), where A is a continuous function, then the volume of S is: n b i 1 a V lim A( xi *)x A( x) dx x VOLUMES When we use the volume formula b V A( x)dx , it is important to remember a that A(x) is the area of a moving cross-section obtained by slicing through x perpendicular to the x-axis. VOLUMES Notice that, for a cylinder, the cross-sectional area is constant: A(x) = A for all x. So, our definition of volume gives: V Adx A b a b a This agrees with the formula V = Ah. SPHERES Example 1 Show that the volume of a sphere of radius r is V r . 4 3 3 SPHERES Example 1 If we place the sphere so that its center is at the origin, then the plane Px intersects the sphere in a circle whose radius, from the Pythagorean Theorem, is: y r x 2 2 SPHERES Example 1 So, the cross-sectional area is: A( x) y (r x ) 2 2 2 SPHERES Example 1 Using the definition of volume with a = -r and b = r, we have: V A( x) dx r x dx r r r r r 2 (r x ) dx 2 2 2 2 (The integrand is even.) 0 r 2 3 r x 2 r x 2 r 3 0 3 3 r 4 3 3 3 VOLUMES Example 2 Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the x-axis the region under the curve y x from 0 to 1. Illustrate the definition of volume by sketching a typical approximating cylinder. VOLUMES Example 2 The region is shown in the first figure. If we rotate about the x-axis, we get the solid shown in the next figure. When we slice through the point x, we get a disk with radius x . VOLUMES Example 2 The area of the cross-section is: A( x) ( x ) x 2 The volume of the approximating cylinder (a disk with thickness ∆x) is: A( x)x xx VOLUMES Example 2 The solid lies between x = 0 and x = 1. 1 So, its volume is: V A( x)dx 0 1 xdx 0 1 x 2 0 2 2 VOLUMES Example 3 Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region bounded by y = x3, y = 8, and x = 0 about the y-axis. VOLUMES Example 3 As the region is rotated about the y-axis, it makes sense to slice the solid perpendicular to the y-axis and thus to integrate with respect to y. Slicing at height y, we get a circular disk with radius x, where x 3 y VOLUMES Example 3 So, the area of a cross-section through y is: A( y) x ( y ) y 2 2 3 The volume of the approximating cylinder is: A( y)y y y 2/3 2/3 VOLUMES Example 3 Since the solid lies between y = 0 and y = 8, its volume is: 8 V A( y ) dy 0 8 y dy 23 0 96 3 3 5 y 0 5 5 8 VOLUMES Example 4 The region R enclosed by the curves y = x and y = x2 is rotated about the x-axis. Find the volume of the resulting solid. VOLUMES Example 4 The curves y = x and y = x2 intersect at the points (0, 0) and (1, 1). The region between them, the solid of rotation, and cross-section perpendicular to the x-axis are shown. VOLUMES Example 4 A cross-section in the plane Px has the shape of a washer (an annular ring) with inner radius x2 and outer radius x. VOLUMES Example 4 Thus, we find the cross-sectional area by subtracting the area of the inner circle from the area of the outer circle: A( x) x ( x ) 2 2 2 (x x ) 2 4 VOLUMES Example 4 1 (x Thus, we have: V 0 A( x) dx 1 0 2 x ) dx 4 1 x x 5 0 3 2 15 3 5 VOLUMES Example 5 Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region in Example 4 about the line y = 2. VOLUMES Example 5 Again, the cross-section is a washer. This time, though, the inner radius is 2 – x and the outer radius is 2 – x2. VOLUMES Example 5 The cross-sectional area is: A( x) (2 x ) (2 x) 2 2 2 VOLUMES Example 5 So, the volume is: 1 V A( x) dx 0 2 x 0 1 2 2 (2 x) dx 2 x 5 x 4 x dx 1 2 4 0 1 x x 8 x 5 4 2 0 5 3 5 5 3 2 SOLIDS OF REVOLUTION The solids in Examples 1–5 are all called solids of revolution because they are obtained by revolving a region about a line. SOLIDS OF REVOLUTION In general, we calculate the volume of a solid of revolution by using the basic defining formula b V A( x) dx a or V A y dy d c SOLIDS OF REVOLUTION We find the cross-sectional area A(x) or A(y) in one of the following two ways. WAY 1 If the cross-section is a disk, we find the radius of the disk (in terms of x or y) and use: A = π(radius)2 WAY 2 If the cross-section is a washer, we first find the inner radius rin and outer radius rout from a sketch. Then, we subtract the area of the inner disk from the area of the outer disk to obtain: A = π(outer radius)2 – π(outer radius)2 SOLIDS OF REVOLUTION Example 6 Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region in Example 4 about the line x = -1. SOLIDS OF REVOLUTION Example 6 The figure shows the horizontal cross-section. It is a washer with inner radius 1 + y and outer radius 1 y . SOLIDS OF REVOLUTION Example 6 So, the cross-sectional area is: A( y) (outer radius) (inner radius) 2 1 y 2 1 y 2 2 SOLIDS OF REVOLUTION Example 6 The volume is: 1 V A( y )dy 0 1 y 0 1 1 2 1 y dy 2 2 y y y dy 0 2 1 4 y 2 y 2 y3 2 3 2 3 0 3