Volume of Rotation: Find y3=x2 Volume in 64π units^3

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The discussion revolves around finding the volume of a solid generated by rotating a region defined by the curve y³ = x², the y-axis, the line y = 4, and the line x = 0 around the y-axis. Participants are exploring the volume calculation and comparing their results with a provided answer from a textbook.

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  • Participants discuss their attempts to calculate the volume using integration, specifically noting the expression for volume as V = π ∫ (y^{1.5})² dy. They question the correctness of the textbook's answer, suggesting a possible error in the book's multiplication by π² instead of π.

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There is a consensus among several participants that their calculated volume of 64π units³ aligns, leading to a collective questioning of the textbook's answer. Some participants express uncertainty about the reasoning behind the book's result, indicating a productive exploration of the problem.

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Participants are considering the implications of the textbook's answer and discussing potential misunderstandings related to the squaring of π in the volume formula. There is no explicit resolution to the discrepancy with the textbook answer.

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Find the volume of the solid generated by rotating the region trapped between the curve y3=x2, the y-axis, the line y=4 and the line x=0 around the y-axis.

I started by writing x as a function of y, explicitly:

[tex]x=y^{1.5}[/tex]

Heres the graph i obtained, with the shaded area being the area to be rotated about the y axis.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1429/135q3hot9.png

[tex] V = \pi \int\limits_0^4 {(y^{1.5} )^2 dy = } \pi \int\limits_0^4 {y^3 dy = } 64\pi {\rm{ units}}^3 [/tex]

The answer in the book says it should be 631.65 units3. It looks to me as if they multiplied by [tex]\pi^2[/tex] instead of just [tex]\pi[/tex]. Am i missing something, or am i on the right track?

Thanks in advance,
Dan.
 
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It looks like 64*pi units to me as well. Are we both missing something?
 
i got the same answer and i haven't solved any volume problems in a long time
 
That concludes it. The score is 3 against 1. The book answer is wrong. Not all that unusual.
 
Alright that's good to hear :smile: Thanks for confirming it guys :smile:
 
Is it a solutions manual or the back of the book?

They did square pi but I don't see how they did. I wonder if they thought that pi should be squared because the radius (R(x)) is squared which is completely wrong. Quite strange really.
 

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