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OpenStudy (legomyego180):

Another volume of a curve question

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

\[x=\sqrt{4-y^2}\] x=0

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

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OpenStudy (legomyego180):

So from this point im confused. Do I only flip the area in quadrant I?

OpenStudy (phi):

what are the bounds on this volume? is it the x=0 line ? if so, you can do washers, with radius r= y (but in terms of x) and integrate over x

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

yup x=0 so \[\int\limits_{-2}^{2}\pi(\sqrt{4-y^2})^2-\int\limits_{-2}^{2}\pi(0)^2\] ?

OpenStudy (phi):

and what are we rotating around. I was guessing the x-axis (i.e. y=0) ?

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

rotating around the y-axis

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

Sorry bounds are -2, 2

OpenStudy (phi):

the shape starts at x=0 and goes to x=2 (you said x=0 is the lower bound, right ?)

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

In Exercises 27-44 , sketch the region Ω bounded by the curves. Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving Ω about the y − axis. 38.) \[x=\sqrt{4-y^2}\]\[x=0\]

OpenStudy (phi):

ok, I sketched the figure.

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

Bounds would be with respect to y from -2 to 2 I think, because we are revolving it around the y axis

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

I think it would be: \[\int\limits_{-2}^{2}\sqrt{4-y^2}\]

OpenStudy (phi):

ok, around the y-axis. So my picture was wrong. But what is x=0 ? don't they mean y=0 for the bounds?

OpenStudy (phi):

ok I'll go with your theory but you want pi r^2 where r is the x value (in terms of y)

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

Im not sure, x=0 is just the y-axis so its kind of implied in the question that we would be rotating arounf that anyway? Im not sure why its there.

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

Oh yea, forgot. Okay.

OpenStudy (legomyego180):

Alright sweet @phi I think I got it. Thanks for your help

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