How do you use the shell method to set up and evaluate the integral that gives the volume of the solid generated by revolving the plane region $y=x$ , $0<=x<=1$ rotated about the x-axis?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-30T15:05:04

Volume $V=pi/3" "$ cubic units

Using the cylindrical shell method. The differential is

$dV=2pi*r*h*dr$

$dV=2*pi*y*(1-x)*dy$

but $x=y$ , therefore

$dV=2*pi*y*(1-y)*dy$

our limits for x are $0 rarr 1$
our limits for y are $0 rarr 1$

We solve the volume by integrating both sides with limits $y=0$ to $y=1$

$int dV=2*pi*int y*(1-y)*dy$

$V=2*pi*int_0^1 (y-y^2)*dy$

$V=2*pi* [y^2/2-y^3/3]_0^1$

$V=2*pi* [1^2/2-1^3/3-(0^2/2-0^3/3)]$

$V=2*pi* [1/2-1/3-0]$

$V=2*pi* 1/6$

$V=pi/3" "$ cubic units

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How do you use the shell method to set up and evaluate the integral that gives the volume of the solid generated by revolving the plane region y=xy=x, 0<=x<=10<=x<=1 rotated about the x-axis?