Application of integrals Exercises Computing Volumes
1. Determine the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region bounded by y = x2 −4x+6;
1≤x≤5 , and the x−axis about the x−axis
2. Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region between y−axis and the curve
2
x= y
;1 ≤y≤4 about y− axis.
3. Find the volume of the solid that results when the shaded region is revolved about the
indicated axis
(a) (b) (c) (d)
a
4. A solid S is generated by revolving the region enclosed by the line y = 2x + 1 and the curve
.z
2
y =x +1 about the x− axis.
c
.a
(a) Forx between · · · and ··· the cross-sectional area of S perpendicular to x− axis is
A(x) = · · ·
s
im
(b) the volume of is ···
a
5. A Solid S is generated by revolving the region enclosed by the line y =x+1 and the curve
@
y = x2 + 1 abou the y− axis.
re
o
(a) Forx between · · · and ··· the cross-sectional area of S perpendicular to the x− axis is
id
A(x) = · · ·
is
(b) The volume of S is ···
6. Find the volume of the object generated when the area between y = x2 and y=x is rotated
around the x−axis; 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.
7. Find the volume of the solid that results when the region enclosed by the given curves is
revolved about
(a) the x-axis
y = 9 − x2 ; y=0
(b) the y-axis
x = y2; x=y+2
8. Find the volume of the solid generated when the region under the curve y = x2 over the
interval [0, 2] is rotated about the line (a)y = −1; (b)y = −2
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