Volume of revolution in the first quadrant?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the volume of revolution for the area bounded by the curve y=x^3 and the line y=3x+2 in the first quadrant. The correct formula for the volume of revolution about the X-axis is V=π∫(y_upper^2 - y_lower^2) dx, with the limits of integration set from 0 to 2. The initial miscalculation of the volume resulted in V=264π/7, while the accurate volume for the first quadrant is V=56π/5, as confirmed by the textbook. The key takeaway is the importance of correctly identifying the bounds and the area of interest when applying the volume of revolution formula.

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Homework Statement


Find the volumes of the solid formed when each of the areas in the following perform one revolution about the X axis...
Question: The volume line in the first quadrant and bounded by the curve y=x^3 and the line y=3x+2.

Homework Equations


Volume of revolution about X-axis: V=pi*integral(y^2) dx. ('b' upper, and 'a' lower limit)

The Attempt at a Solution


Ok so I can find the volume (I think) of the whole system, but I can't just find the volume in the first quadrant.
V=pi*integral[(3x+2)^2 - (x^3)^2] between 2 and -1. So this is area under line minus area under curve, between there intersections. I don't know how to find the area in the first quadrant alone though!
I got V= 264pi/7 (the whole system) and the answer in my textbook is 56pi/5. Also sometimes the textbooks are wrong.
Thanks
 
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CAH said:

Homework Statement


Find the volumes of the solid formed when each of the areas in the following perform one revolution about the X axis...
Question: The volume line in the first quadrant and bounded by the curve y=x^3 and the line y=3x+2.

Homework Equations


Volume of revolution about X-axis: V=pi*integral(y^2) dx. ('b' upper, and 'a' lower limit)

The Attempt at a Solution


Ok so I can find the volume (I think) of the whole system, but I can't just find the volume in the first quadrant.
V=pi*integral[(3x+2)^2 - (x^3)^2] between 2 and -1.
In the first quadrant, x > 0, so your integral should not be from - 1 to 2. The region that is being revolved is bounded above by the line y = 3x + 2, below by the curve y = x3, and on the left by the y-axis (because you're interested only in what's happening in Quadrant 1).
CAH said:
So this is area under line minus area under curve, between there intersections. I don't know how to find the area in the first quadrant alone though!
I got V= 264pi/7 (the whole system) and the answer in my textbook is 56pi/5. Also sometimes the textbooks are wrong.
Thanks
 
Yea i did the 0-2 boundary, must have accidentally wrote -1! But I still have the area beneath the X axis in my equation and I don't know how to take it away so it's only the area in the first quad left...?
 
CAH said:

Homework Statement


Find the volumes of the solid formed when each of the areas in the following perform one revolution about the X axis...
Question: The volume line in the first quadrant and bounded by the curve y=x^3 and the line y=3x+2.

Homework Equations


Volume of revolution about X-axis: V=pi*integral(y^2) dx. ('b' upper, and 'a' lower limit)

Remember, that formula is for the area between the ##x## axis and the function, rotated. You need the formula$$
A =\pi \int_a^b y_{upper}^2 - y_{lower}^2~dx$$to get the volume of the area between the curves rotated.
 

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