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The graphs of \(f(x)=\sqrt{x}+1\) and \(g(x)=1\) enclose a region over \([0,4]\).
a) Find the volume of the solid formed when this region is rotated about the x-axis.
b) Evaluate \(V_{\text{incorrect}}=\pi\int_0^4(f(x)-g(x))^2\,\text{d}x\) and compare it with your result from part a.
Hints
- What is the cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the x-axis?
- Identify the outer and inner radii.
- Expand the squared binomial carefully.
Solution
1. The cross-sections are washers with outer radius \(f(x)\) and inner radius \(g(x)\), so \(V=\pi\int_0^4((\sqrt{x}+1)^2-1^2)\,\text{d}x\).
2. Simplifying gives \(V=\pi\int_0^4(x+2\sqrt{x})\,\text{d}x=\pi[\frac{1}{2}x^2+\frac{4}{3}x^{3/2}]_0^4=\frac{56\pi}{3}\).
3. The comparison integral is \(V_{\text{incorrect}}=\pi\int_0^4(\sqrt{x})^2\,\text{d}x=\pi\int_0^4x\,\text{d}x=8\pi\).
4. The values differ because the area of a washer is \(\pi(R^2-r^2)\), not \(\pi(R-r)^2\).
Answer
a) \(V=\frac{56\pi}{3}\) cubic units
b) \(V_{\text{incorrect}}=8\pi\) cubic units. It is smaller because \(R^2-r^2\ne(R-r)^2\).
