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Calculating the surface area of a surface of revolution 2

Let f ( x ) = y = 3 x 3 . Consider the portion of the curve where 0 y 2 . Find the surface area of the surface generated by revolving the graph of f ( x ) around the y -axis .

Notice that we are revolving the curve around the y -axis , and the interval is in terms of y , so we want to rewrite the function as a function of y . We get x = g ( y ) = ( 1 / 3 ) y 3 . The graph of g ( y ) and the surface of rotation are shown in the following figure.

This figure has two graphs. The first is the curve g(y)=1/3y^3. The curve is increasing and begins at the origin. Also on the graph are the horizontal lines y=0 and y=2. The second graph is the same function as the first graph. The region between g(y) and the y-axis, bounded by y=0 and y=2 has been rotated around the y-axis to form a surface.
(a) The graph of g ( y ) . (b) The surface of revolution.

We have g ( y ) = ( 1 / 3 ) y 3 , so g ( y ) = y 2 and ( g ( y ) ) 2 = y 4 . Then

Surface Area = c d ( 2 π g ( y ) 1 + ( g ( y ) ) 2 ) d y = 0 2 ( 2 π ( 1 3 y 3 ) 1 + y 4 ) d y = 2 π 3 0 2 ( y 3 1 + y 4 ) d y .

Let u = y 4 + 1 . Then d u = 4 y 3 d y . When y = 0 , u = 1 , and when y = 2 , u = 17 . Then

2 π 3 0 2 ( y 3 1 + y 4 ) d y = 2 π 3 1 17 1 4 u d u = π 6 [ 2 3 u 3 / 2 ] | 1 17 = π 9 [ ( 17 ) 3 / 2 1 ] 24.118.
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Let g ( y ) = 9 y 2 over the interval y [ 0 , 2 ] . Find the surface area of the surface generated by revolving the graph of g ( y ) around the y -axis .

12 π

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Key concepts

  • The arc length of a curve can be calculated using a definite integral.
  • The arc length is first approximated using line segments, which generates a Riemann sum. Taking a limit then gives us the definite integral formula. The same process can be applied to functions of y .
  • The concepts used to calculate the arc length can be generalized to find the surface area of a surface of revolution.
  • The integrals generated by both the arc length and surface area formulas are often difficult to evaluate. It may be necessary to use a computer or calculator to approximate the values of the integrals.

Key equations

  • Arc Length of a Function of x
    Arc Length = a b 1 + [ f ( x ) ] 2 d x
  • Arc Length of a Function of y
    Arc Length = c d 1 + [ g ( y ) ] 2 d y
  • Surface Area of a Function of x
    Surface Area = a b ( 2 π f ( x ) 1 + ( f ( x ) ) 2 ) d x

For the following exercises, find the length of the functions over the given interval.

y = 5 x from x = 0 to x = 2

2 26

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y = 1 2 x + 25 from x = 1 to x = 4

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x = 4 y from y = −1 to y = 1

2 17

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Pick an arbitrary linear function x = g ( y ) over any interval of your choice ( y 1 , y 2 ) . Determine the length of the function and then prove the length is correct by using geometry.

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Find the surface area of the volume generated when the curve y = x revolves around the x -axis from ( 1 , 1 ) to ( 4 , 2 ) , as seen here.

This figure is a surface. It has been formed by rotating the curve y=squareroot(x) about the x-axis. The surface is inside of a cube to show 3-dimensions.

π 6 ( 17 17 5 5 )

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Find the surface area of the volume generated when the curve y = x 2 revolves around the y -axis from ( 1 , 1 ) to ( 3 , 9 ) .

This figure is a surface. It has an elliptical shape to the top, forming a “bowl”.
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For the following exercises, find the lengths of the functions of x over the given interval. If you cannot evaluate the integral exactly, use technology to approximate it.

y = x 3 / 2 from ( 0 , 0 ) to ( 1 , 1 )

13 13 8 27

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y = x 2 / 3 from ( 1 , 1 ) to ( 8 , 4 )

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y = 1 3 ( x 2 + 2 ) 3 / 2 from x = 0 to x = 1

4 3

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y = 1 3 ( x 2 2 ) 3 / 2 from x = 2 to x = 4

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[T] y = e x on x = 0 to x = 1

2.0035

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y = x 3 3 + 1 4 x from x = 1 to x = 3

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y = x 4 4 + 1 8 x 2 from x = 1 to x = 2

123 32

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y = 2 x 3 / 2 3 x 1 / 2 2 from x = 1 to x = 4

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y = 1 27 ( 9 x 2 + 6 ) 3 / 2 from x = 0 to x = 2

10

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[T] y = sin x on x = 0 to x = π

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For the following exercises, find the lengths of the functions of y over the given interval. If you cannot evaluate the integral exactly, use technology to approximate it.

y = 5 3 x 4 from y = 0 to y = 4

20 3

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x = 1 2 ( e y + e y ) from y = −1 to y = 1

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x = 5 y 3 / 2 from y = 0 to y = 1

1 675 ( 229 229 8 )

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[T] x = y 2 from y = 0 to y = 1

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x = y from y = 0 to y = 1

1 8 ( 4 5 + ln ( 9 + 4 5 ) )

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x = 2 3 ( y 2 + 1 ) 3 / 2 from y = 1 to y = 3

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[T] x = tan y from y = 0 to y = 3 4

1.201

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[T] x = cos 2 y from y = π 2 to y = π 2

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[T] x = 4 y from y = 0 to y = 2

15.2341

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[T] x = ln ( y ) on y = 1 e to y = e

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For the following exercises, find the surface area of the volume generated when the following curves revolve around the x -axis . If you cannot evaluate the integral exactly, use your calculator to approximate it.

y = x from x = 2 to x = 6

49 π 3

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y = x 3 from x = 0 to x = 1

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y = 7 x from x = −1 to x = 1

70 π 2

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[T] y = 1 x 2 from x = 1 to x = 3

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y = 4 x 2 from x = 0 to x = 2

8 π

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y = 4 x 2 from x = −1 to x = 1

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y = 5 x from x = 1 to x = 5

120 π 26

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[T] y = tan x from x = π 4 to x = π 4

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For the following exercises, find the surface area of the volume generated when the following curves revolve around the y -axis . If you cannot evaluate the integral exactly, use your calculator to approximate it.

y = x 2 from x = 0 to x = 2

π 6 ( 17 17 1 )

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y = 1 2 x 2 + 1 2 from x = 0 to x = 1

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y = x + 1 from x = 0 to x = 3

9 2 π

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[T] y = 1 x from x = 1 2 to x = 1

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y = x 3 from x = 1 to x = 27

10 10 π 27 ( 73 73 1 )

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[T] y = 3 x 4 from x = 0 to x = 1

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[T] y = 1 x from x = 1 to x = 3

25.645

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[T] y = cos x from x = 0 to x = π 2

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The base of a lamp is constructed by revolving a quarter circle y = 2 x x 2 around the y -axis from x = 1 to x = 2 , as seen here. Create an integral for the surface area of this curve and compute it.

This figure is a surface. It is half of a torus created by rotating the curve y=squareroot(2x-x^2) about the x-axis.

2 π

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A light bulb is a sphere with radius 1 / 2 in. with the bottom sliced off to fit exactly onto a cylinder of radius 1 / 4 in. and length 1 / 3 in., as seen here. The sphere is cut off at the bottom to fit exactly onto the cylinder, so the radius of the cut is 1 / 4 in. Find the surface area (not including the top or bottom of the cylinder).

This figure has two images. The first is a sphere on top of a cylinder. The second is a lightbulb.
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[T] A lampshade is constructed by rotating y = 1 / x around the x -axis from y = 1 to y = 2 , as seen here. Determine how much material you would need to construct this lampshade—that is, the surface area—accurate to four decimal places.

This figure has two images. The first is similar to a frustum of a cone with edges bending inwards. The second is a lamp shade.

10.5017

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[T] An anchor drags behind a boat according to the function y = 24 e x / 2 24 , where y represents the depth beneath the boat and x is the horizontal distance of the anchor from the back of the boat. If the anchor is 23 ft below the boat, how much rope do you have to pull to reach the anchor? Round your answer to three decimal places.

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[T] You are building a bridge that will span 10 ft. You intend to add decorative rope in the shape of y = 5 | sin ( ( x π ) / 5 ) | , where x is the distance in feet from one end of the bridge. Find out how much rope you need to buy, rounded to the nearest foot.

23 ft

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For the following exercises, find the exact arc length for the following problems over the given interval.

y = ln ( sin x ) from x = π / 4 to x = ( 3 π ) / 4 . ( Hint: Recall trigonometric identities.)

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Draw graphs of y = x 2 , y = x 6 , and y = x 10 . For y = x n , as n increases, formulate a prediction on the arc length from ( 0 , 0 ) to ( 1 , 1 ) . Now, compute the lengths of these three functions and determine whether your prediction is correct.

2

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Compare the lengths of the parabola x = y 2 and the line x = b y from ( 0 , 0 ) to ( b 2 , b ) as b increases. What do you notice?

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Solve for the length of x = y 2 from ( 0 , 0 ) to ( 1 , 1 ) . Show that x = ( 1 / 2 ) y 2 from ( 0 , 0 ) to ( 2 , 2 ) is twice as long. Graph both functions and explain why this is so.

Answers may vary

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[T] Which is longer between ( 1 , 1 ) and ( 2 , 1 / 2 ) : the hyperbola y = 1 / x or the graph of x + 2 y = 3 ?

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Explain why the surface area is infinite when y = 1 / x is rotated around the x -axis for 1 x < , but the volume is finite.

For more information, look up Gabriel’s Horn.

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