A container shaped like a frustum is modeled by rotating \(f(x)=0.2x+3\) over \([0,10]\) about the x-axis. All dimensions are in centimeters, and the bottom is at \(x=0\).
a) Find the volume of liquid when the container is filled to a height of \(8\,\text{cm}\).
b) Five spherical glass marbles, each with radius \(1.2\,\text{cm}\), are placed in the container and become fully submerged. Determine whether the container overflows.
c) Write an equation with no integral sign that could be used to find the liquid height \(h\) when the container holds exactly \(300\,\text{cm}^3\) of liquid and contains no marbles.
Hints
- Use the disc-method formula with the liquid height as the upper limit.
- Compare the combined volume of the liquid and submerged marbles with the full capacity.
- Use the sphere-volume formula for each marble.
- Evaluate the antiderivative at \(h\) to remove the integral sign.
Solution
1. At height \(8\), the liquid volume is \(V(8)=\pi\int_0^8(0.2x+3)^2\,\text{d}x\).
2. \(V(8)=\pi\left[\frac{x^3}{75}+0.6x^2+9x\right]_0^8=\frac{8792\pi}{75}\approx368.28\,\text{cm}^3\).
3. The full capacity is \(V(10)=\pi\left[\frac{x^3}{75}+0.6x^2+9x\right]_0^{10}=\frac{490\pi}{3}\approx513.13\,\text{cm}^3\).
4. The five marbles displace \(5\left(\frac{4}{3}\pi(1.2)^3\right)=\frac{288\pi}{25}\approx36.19\,\text{cm}^3\).
5. The liquid and marbles occupy approximately \(368.28+36.19=404.47\,\text{cm}^3\), which is less than the capacity, so the container does not overflow.
6. Replacing the upper limit by \(h\) gives \(\pi\left(\frac{h^3}{75}+0.6h^2+9h\right)=300\).
Answer
a) Approximately \(368.28\,\text{cm}^3\)
b) No. The liquid and marbles occupy approximately \(404.47\,\text{cm}^3\), less than the capacity of approximately \(513.13\,\text{cm}^3\).
c) \(\pi\left(\frac{h^3}{75}+0.6h^2+9h\right)=300\)