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Homework Statement


The region bounded by the graphs of the curves y=4√x , y=0, x=5, x=12 is revolved about the x-axis.
a) Find the religion lateral surface area of the generated volume.
b) Find the total surface area of the generated volume, including both ends.

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The Attempt at a Solution


Part a:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/kZIjTDFGufXqICfEMW2J0CpXFuQ8-OfRJlg91DQJRWZlCpsiCzfND45AYeYCfasTzAUca7ZFa9k=w1256-h843

Part b:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jguorhs3qoad_UbPduGEyBG79Y9WVLG0vPzC4YV6Y1sTNV-gbxczDdBbPKr-G5jIH3wO0g=w1256-h843

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sun1234 said:

Homework Statement


The region bounded by the graphs of the curves y=4√x , y=0, x=5, x=12 is revolved about the x-axis.
a) Find the religion lateral surface area of the generated volume.
b) Find the total surface area of the generated volume, including both ends.

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution


Part a:
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/kZIjTDFGufXqICfEMW2J0CpXFuQ8-OfRJlg91DQJRWZlCpsiCzfND45AYeYCfasTzAUca7ZFa9k=w1256-h843
You have a mistake in the integral on the next to the last line of your first page. The radius is y, not x. Also, you have a typo where you wrote ##y = \frac 2 {\sqrt{x}}##. That should have been y', the derivative.
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Part b:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jguorhs3qoad_UbPduGEyBG79Y9WVLG0vPzC4YV6Y1sTNV-gbxczDdBbPKr-G5jIH3wO0g=w1256-h843

Thank you so much for taking time.
 
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The formula for arc length is ##2\pi\int{y\sqrt{1 + (y\prime)^{2}}\ dx}## which using that, I got that the arc length is ##8\pi\int{\sqrt{x+4}\ dx}##. The radius r changes with x! :wink:
 
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Mark44 said:
You have a mistake in the integral on the next to the last line of your first page. The radius is y, not x. Also, you have a typo where you wrote ##y = \frac 2 {\sqrt{x}}##. That should have been y', the derivative.
I'm sorry. The question is correct. 2/√x is the derivative of 4√x.
 
sun1234 said:
I'm sorry. The question is correct. 2/√x is the derivative of 4√x.
Yes, I understand that. My comment was that you wrote ##y = \frac 2 {\sqrt{x}}## when you should have written ##y ' = \frac 2 {\sqrt{x}}##

More importantly, your integral is wrong. It should be
##2\pi \int_5^{12} y\sqrt{\frac{x + 4}{x}}dx##
 
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Why is the radius y? I thought the radius is x or (x-5), I'm not not so sure though.
 
For a given x the cross-sections of the solid you're interested in are circles whose centre is at x & whose radii are ##4\sqrt x##.
 
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sun1234 said:
Why is the radius y? I thought the radius is x or (x-5), I'm not not so sure though.
The curve is being rotated around the x-axis, so the radius is y.
 
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Mark44 said:
The curve is being rotated around the x-axis, so the radius is y.
Oh yes, you're right. So I have to change the whole equation then.
fourier jr said:
For a given x the cross-sections of the solid you're interested in are circles whose centre is at x & whose radii are ##4\sqrt x##.
I really appreciate your help.
 

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