Volume Generated by Rotating Two Curves About x-Axis

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A question here:
Given two curves
y=e^x
y=1+2e^(-x)

The region in the first quadrant that is bounded by the y-axis and these two curves is rotated through one complete revolution about the x-axis. Calculate the exact volume of the solid generated.

My problem is, in the first quadrant, y=1+2e^(-x) seems touching the x-axis at [tex]x=\infty[/tex], so how do we find the volume?
 
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You sure you copied the problem correctly?
 
Thanks, you are right that the question has not been copied correctly. I have changed
y=1+2e^(x)
to
y=1+2e^(-x)
Please refer to the original question again. Very sorry for any inconvenience caused.
 
The two curves cross at (0,3), of course, and the region under the two curves is symmetric about the y-axis. However, if that really is the correct formula, because y goes to 1 as x goes to [itex]\infty[/itex], and as x goes to [itex]-\infty[/itex], the volume generated contains an infinitely long cylinder of radius 1 and so is not finite.
 
A start

The two curves are [tex]y=e^{x}[/tex] and [tex]y=1+2e^{-x}[/tex] which intersect when [tex]e^{x}=1+2e^{-x}[/tex] multiply by e^x to get [tex]e^{2x}-e^{x}-2=0[/tex] so by the quadratic formula we have [tex]e^{x}=2[/tex] or [tex]x = \log {2}[/tex] so the curves meet at the point (log 2, 2). The other boundary is the y-axis so the bounded area is now finite (see attached plot) and to be rotated about the x-axis, so do an integral :smile: . --Ben
 
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  • Graph of two curves on axes: a blue curve rising steeply to the right and a red curve falling from the upper left toward the x-axis, crossing each other near the middle of the plot.
    exp(x),1+2exp(-x),plot.gif
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