MATHEMATICS 1B (MATH141)
TUTORIAL 2 (5–9 AUGUST 2024)
Volumes by cylindrical shells
√ √
1. The region enclosed by y = x + 1, y = 2x and y = 0 is revolved about the x axis
generating a solid. Obtain the volume of the solid by taking cross sections (a) parallel to
the x axis, and (b) perpendicular to the x axis. (Ans: π)
2. Use cylindrical shells to find the volume of the solid generated when the region enclosed
by the given curves is revolved about the y axis.
1
(a) y = , x = 0, x = 1, y = 0 (Ans: π ln 2)
x2
+1
(b) y = 2x − 1, y = −2x + 3, x = 2 (Ans: 20π/3)
√ √
(c) y = cos(x2 ), x = 0, x = π/2, y = 0 (Ans: π/ 2)
3. The region enclosed by the given curves is revolved about the x axis. Use cylindrical
shells to find the volume of the resulting solid.
(a) x = 2y − 2y 2 , x = 0 (Ans: π/3)
(b) xy = 4, x + y = 5 (Ans: 9π)
4. Use cylindrical shells to find the volume of the solid that is generated when the region
enclosed by y = 1/x3 , x = 1, x = 2 and y = 0 is revolved about the line x = −1. (Ans:
7π/4)
5. The region in the first quadrant bounded by x = cos y, x = 0, y = 0 and y = π/3
is revolved about the line y = π/2. Find the volume of the resulting solid using the
cylindrical shell
√ method. (You require integration by parts to solve the integral obtained.)
(Ans: π(6 + 3π)/6)
Arc length
6. Calculate the length of the curve over the interval.
√
(a) y = 3x3/2 − 1 from x = 0 to x = 1 (Ans: (85 85 − 8)/243
(b) 24xy = y 4 + 48 from y = 2 to y = 4 (Ans: 17/6
√
(c) y = ln(sec x) from x = 0 to x = π/4 (Ans: ln( 2 + 1))
1
(d) x = y 5 + from y = 1 to y = 2 (Ans: 31 + 480 7
)
60y 3
∫ x√
7. Determine the length of the curve y = cos t dt on the interval x ∈ [π/3, π/2]. (Hint:
0
Use the identity
√ 1 + cos θ = 2 cos2 (θ/2) – make sure you know how this is obtained.)
(Ans: 2 − 2)
Area of surface of revolution
8. Find the area of the surface generated by revolving the given curve about the x axis.
√ x3/2
(a) y = x− , 1 ≤ x ≤ 3 (Ans: 16π/9)
3
√ √ √
(b) x = 3 y, 1 ≤ y ≤ 8 (Ans: 5π 27
(29 145 − 2 10))
9. The given curve is revolved about the y axis. Determine the area of the resulting surface.
√ √
(a) x = 2 4 − y, 0 ≤ y ≤ 15/4 (Ans: 35 5π/3)
x2 1 √
(b) y = + , 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 (Ans: 2π 3
(2 2 − 1))
2 2
10. (a) Show√that the surface area of a sphere of radius r is 4πr2 by revolving semicircle
y = r2 − x2 about the x axis.
(b) The figure below shows a spherical cap of height h cut from a sphere of radius r.
Show that the surface area of the cap is 2πrh. (Hint: Revolve the portion of the
circle x2 + y 2 = r2 in the first quadrant from y = r − h to y = r about the y axis.)