M2215b.08 Find the volume of the solid (shell meithod)

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The volume of the solid formed by rotating the curve defined by \(y = \sin(x^2)\) from \(x = 0\) to \(x = \frac{\pi}{2}\) about the y-axis can be calculated using the cylindrical shell method. The correct integral setup is \(V = \pi \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin(x^2) 2x \, dx\), leading to the volume \(V = \pi - \cos\left(\frac{\pi^2}{4}\right) \approx 5.5958\). Additionally, verification using the washer method confirms the result, emphasizing the importance of proper distribution of constants in integrals.

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$\tiny{M2215b.08}$
Find the volume of the solid
\begin{align*}\displaystyle y&=\sin (x^2)\\ 0&\le x \le \frac{\pi}{2}\\
\end{align*}
about the y-axis
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ok this looks like a cylindrical Shell solution
So I set it up like this,,,,, hopefully

$\begin{align*}\displaystyle
V&=\int_0^12\pi x\left(\sin x^2\right)\ dx\\
\end{align*}$
 

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Examine your limits of integration more closely...:)
 
\begin{align*}\displaystyle V&=\int_0^{\pi/2} x\left(\sin x^2\right)\ dx\\ \end{align*}
 
karush said:
\begin{align*}\displaystyle V&=\int_0^{\pi/2} x\left(\sin x^2\right)\ dx\\ \end{align*}

Now, reverse the change you made to the integrand...
 
this?
$x=\sqrt{\sin^{-1}\left(y\right)}$
 
karush said:
this?
$x=\sqrt{\sin^{-1}\left(y\right)}$

You originally had the integrand correct, but when you corrected the limits, you changed the integrand such that the integral was still incorrect overall. You want:

$$V=\pi\int_0^{\Large{\frac{\pi}{2}}} \sin\left(x^2\right)2x\,dx$$
 
\begin{align*}\displaystyle
V&=\pi\int_0^{\Large{\frac{\pi}{2}}} \sin\left(x^2\right)2x\,dx\\
&= \pi\Biggr|-\cos(x^2)\Biggr|_0^{\pi/2}\\
&=\pi\Biggr|-\cos((\pi^2/4))
+\cos(0)\Biggr|\\
&=\pi[-\cos((\pi^2/4))+1]\\
&=\pi-\cos((\pi^2/4))\approx5.5958
\end{align*}

hopefully!
 
Let's check your result using the washer method:

$$V=\pi\left(\int_0^{\sin\left(\frac{\pi^2}{4}\right)} \frac{\pi^2}{4}-\arcsin(y)\,dy+\int_{\sin\left(\frac{\pi^2}{4}\right)}^{1} \left(\pi-\arcsin(y)\right)-\arcsin(y)\,dy\right)$$

Letting W|A do the grunt work...

$$V=\pi\left(1-\cos\left(\frac{\pi^2}{4}\right)\right)$$

This is presumably what you got, although you didn't distribute $\pi$ to both terms.
 
ok yes I think I distributed it on the practice test7

thank for your help again
 

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