1) The document discusses using integral calculus to calculate the area between two curves or the volume of solids obtained by rotating an area about an axis.
2) It introduces the disk method for finding volumes by slicing a solid into thin circular disks and summing their volumes. This is used to calculate the volume of a cone.
3) The washer method is also introduced, which is used when the cross-sectional slices have a hole in the center, resembling a washer. This method subtracts the inner circular area from the outer area.
2. Areas in the Plane
Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri
Greg Kelly, Hanford High School, Richland, Washington
Photo by Vickie Kelly, 2003
3. 2
1 2
y x
2
y x
How can we find the area
between these two curves?
We could split the area into
several sections, use
subtraction and figure it out,
but there is an easier way.
4. 2
1 2
y x
2
y x
Consider a very thin vertical
strip.
The length of the strip is:
1 2
y y
or
2
2 x x
Since the width of the strip is
a very small change in x, we
could call it dx.
5. 2
1 2
y x
2
y x
1
y
2
y
1 2
y y
dx
Since the strip is a long thin
rectangle, the area of the strip is:
2
length width 2 x x dx
If we add all the strips, we get:
2
2
1
2 x x dx
7. The formula for the area between curves is:
1 2
Area
b
a
f x f x dx
We will use this so much, that you won’t need to
“memorize” the formula!
8. y x
2
y x
y x
2
y x
If we try vertical strips, we
have to integrate in two parts:
dx
dx
2 4
0 2
2
x dx x x dx
We can find the same area
using a horizontal strip.
dy
Since the width of the strip
is dy, we find the length of
the strip by solving for x in
terms of y.
y x
2
y x
2
y x
2
y x
9. y x
2
y x
We can find the same area
using a horizontal strip.
dy
Since the width of the strip
is dy, we find the length of
the strip by solving for x in
terms of y.
y x
2
y x
2
y x
2
y x
2
2
0
2
y y dy
length of strip
width of strip
2
2 3
0
1 1
2
2 3
y y y
8
2 4
3
10
3
10. General Strategy for Area Between Curves:
1
Decide on vertical or horizontal strips. (Pick
whichever is easier to write formulas for the length of
the strip, and/or whichever will let you integrate fewer
times.)
Sketch the curves.
2
3 Write an expression for the area of the strip.
(If the width is dx, the length must be in terms of x.
If the width is dy, the length must be in terms of y.
4 Find the limits of integration. (If using dx, the limits
are x values; if using dy, the limits are y values.)
5 Integrate to find area.
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11. Volumes by Slicing
Greg Kelly, Hanford High School, Richland, Washington
Photo by Vickie Kelly, 2001
Little Rock Central High School,
Little Rock, Arkansas
12. 3
3
3
Find the volume of the pyramid:
Consider a horizontal slice through
the pyramid.
s
dh
The volume of the slice is s2dh.
If we put zero at the top of the
pyramid and make down the
positive direction, then s=h.
0
3
h
2
slice
V h dh
3
2
0
V h dh
3
3
0
1
3
h
9
This correlates with the formula:
1
3
V Bh
1
9 3
3
9
13. Method of Slicing:
1
Find a formula for V(x).
(Note that I used V(x) instead of A(x).)
Sketch the solid and a typical cross section.
2
3 Find the limits of integration.
4 Integrate V(x) to find volume.
14. x
y
A 45o wedge is cut from a cylinder of radius 3 as shown.
Find the volume of the wedge.
You could slice this
wedge shape several
ways, but the simplest
cross section is a
rectangle.
If we let h equal the height of the slice then the volume of
the slice is:
2
V x y h dx
Since the wedge is cut at a 45o angle:
x
h
45o h x
Since
2 2
9
x y
2
9
y x
15. x
y
2
V x y h dx
h x
2
9
y x
2
2 9
V x x x dx
3
2
0
2 9
V x x dx
2
9
u x
2
du x dx
0 9
u
3 0
u
1
0
2
9
V u du
9
3
2
0
2
3
u
2
27
3
18
Even though we
started with a
cylinder, p does not
enter the
calculation!
16. Cavalieri’s Theorem:
Two solids with equal altitudes and identical parallel cross
sections have the same volume.
Identical Cross Sections
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17. Greg Kelly, Hanford High School, Richland, Washington
Photo by Vickie Kelly, 2003
Disk and Washer Methods
Limerick Nuclear Generating Station, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
18. 0
1
2
1 2 3 4
y x
Suppose I start with this curve.
My boss at the ACME Rocket
Company has assigned me to
build a nose cone in this shape.
So I put a piece of wood in a
lathe and turn it to a shape to
match the curve.
19. 0
1
2
1 2 3 4
y x
How could we find the volume
of the cone?
One way would be to cut it into a
series of thin slices (flat cylinders)
and add their volumes.
The volume of each flat
cylinder (disk) is:
2
the thickness
r
p
In this case:
r= the y value of the function
thickness = a small change
in x = dx
p
2
x dx
20. 0
1
2
1 2 3 4
y x
The volume of each flat
cylinder (disk) is:
2
the thickness
r
p
If we add the volumes, we get:
2
4
0
x dx
p
4
0
x dx
p
4
2
0
2
x
p
8p
p
2
x dx
21. This application of the method of slicing is called the
disk method. The shape of the slice is a disk, so we
use the formula for the area of a circle to find the
volume of the disk.
If the shape is rotated about the x-axis, then the formula is:
2
b
a
V y dx
p
Since we will be using the disk method to rotate shapes
about other lines besides the x-axis, we will not have this
formula on the formula quizzes.
2
b
a
V x dy
p
A shape rotated about the y-axis would be:
22. The region between the curve , and the
y-axis is revolved about the y-axis. Find the volume.
1
x
y
1 4
y
0
1
2
3
4
1
y x
1 1
2
3
4
1
.707
2
1
.577
3
1
2
We use a horizontal disk.
dy
The thickness is dy.
The radius is the x value of the
function .
1
y
2
4
1
1
V dy
y
p
volume of disk
4
1
1
dy
y
p
4
1
ln y
p
ln4 ln1
p
0 2
ln 2
p
2 ln2
p
23. The natural draft cooling tower
shown at left is about 500 feet
high and its shape can be
approximated by the graph of
this equation revolved about
the y-axis:
2
.000574 .439 185
x y y
x
y
500 ft
500 2
2
0
.000574 .439 185
y y dy
p
The volume can be calculated using the disk method with
a horizontal disk.
3
24,700,000 ft
24. 0
1
2
3
4
1 2
The region bounded by
and is
revolved about the y-axis.
Find the volume.
2
y x
2
y x
The “disk” now has a hole in
it, making it a “washer”.
If we use a horizontal slice:
The volume of the washer is:
2 2
thickness
R r
p p
2 2
R r dy
p
outer
radius
inner
radius
2
y x
2
y
x
2
y x
y x
2
y x
2
y x
2
2
4
0 2
y
V y dy
p
4
2
0
1
4
V y y dy
p
4
2
0
1
4
V y y dy
p
4
2 3
0
1 1
2 12
y y
p
16
8
3
p
8
3
p
25. This application of the method of slicing is called the
washer method. The shape of the slice is a circle
with a hole in it, so we subtract the area of the inner
circle from the area of the outer circle.
The washer method formula is: 2 2
b
a
V R r dx
p
Like the disk method, this formula will not be on the
formula quizzes. I want you to understand the formula.
26. 0
1
2
3
4
1 2
2
y x
If the same region is
rotated about the line x=2:
2
y x
The outer radius is:
2
2
y
R
R
The inner radius is:
2
r y
r
2
y x
2
y
x
2
y x
y x
4
2 2
0
V R r dy
p
2
2
4
0
2 2
2
y
y dy
p
2
4
0
4 2 4 4
4
y
y y y dy
p
2
4
0
4 2 4 4
4
y
y y y dy
p
1
4
2 2
0
1
3 4
4
y y y dy
p
4
3
2 3 2
0
3 1 8
2 12 3
y y y
p
16 64
24
3 3
p
8
3
p
p
27. Find the volume of the region
bounded by , ,
and revolved about the y-
axis.
2
1
y x
2
x
0
y
0
1
2
3
4
5
1 2
2
1
y x
We can use the washer method if we split it into two parts:
2
5
2 2
1
2 1 2 1
y dy
p p
2
1
y x
1
x y
outer
radius
inner
radius
thickness
of slice
cylinder
5
1
4 1 4
y dy
p p
5
1
5 4
y dy
p p
5
2
1
1
5 4
2
y y
p p
25 1
25 5 4
2 2
p p
25 9
4
2 2
p p
16
4
2
p p
8 4
p p
12p
Japanese Spider Crab
Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta
28. 0
1
2
3
4
5
1 2
If we take a vertical slice and revolve it about the y-axis
we get a cylinder.
cross section
If we add all of the cylinders together, we can reconstruct
the original object.
2
1
y x
Here is another
way we could
approach this
problem:
29. 0
1
2
3
4
5
1 2
cross section
The volume of a thin, hollow cylinder is given by:
Lateral surface area of cylinder thickness
=2 thickness
r h
p r is the x value of the function.
circumference height thickness
h is the y value of the function.
thickness is dx.
2
=2 1
x x dx
p
r h
thickness
circumference
2
1
y x
30. 0
1
2
3
4
5
1 2
cross section
=2 thickness
r h
p
2
=2 1
x x dx
p
r h
thickness
circumference
If we add all the cylinders from the
smallest to the largest:
2
2
0
2 1
x x dx
p
2
3
0
2 x x dx
p
2
4 2
0
1 1
2
4 2
x x
p
2 4 2
p
12p
This is called the
shell method
because we use
cylindrical shells.
2
1
y x
31. 0
1
2
3
4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2
4
10 16
9
y x x
Find the volume generated
when this shape is revolved
about the y axis.
We can’t solve for x,
so we can’t use a
horizontal slice
directly.
32. 0
1
2
3
4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2
4
10 16
9
y x x
Shell method:
Lateral surface area of cylinder
=circumference height
=2 r h
p
Volume of thin cylinder 2 r h dx
p
If we take a
vertical slice
and revolve it
about the y-axis
we get a cylinder.
33. 0
1
2
3
4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2
4
10 16
9
y x x
Volume of thin cylinder 2 r h dx
p
8
2
2
4
2 10 16
9
x x x dx
p
r
h thickness
160p
3
502.655 cm
Note: When entering this into the calculator, be sure to enter
the multiplication symbol before the parenthesis.
circumference
34. When the strip is parallel to the axis of rotation, use the
shell method.
When the strip is perpendicular to the axis of rotation,
use the washer method.
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35. Golden Spike National Historic Site, Promontory, Utah
Greg Kelly, Hanford High School, Richland, Washington
Photo by Vickie Kelly, 1999
Lengths of Curves
36. If we want to approximate the
length of a curve, over a short
distance we could measure a
straight line.
ds
dx
dy
By the pythagorean theorem:
2 2 2
ds dx dy
2 2
ds dx dy
2 2
ds dx dy
We need to get dx out from
under the radical.
2 2
2
2 2
dx dy
S dx
dx dx
2
2
1
dy
L dx
dx
2
1
b
a
dy
L dx
dx
Length of Curve (Cartesian)
Lengths of Curves:
37. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1 2 3
2
9
y x
0 3
x
Example: 2
9
y x
2
dy
x
dx
2
3
0
1
dy
L dx
dx
3 2
0
1 2
L x dx
3
2
0
1 4
L x dx
Now what? This doesn’t fit any formula, and
we started with a pretty simple example!
ln 37 6 3 37
4 2
L
9.74708875861
The TI-89 gets:
38. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1 2 3
2
9
y x
0 3
x
Example:
ln 37 6 3 37
4 2
L
9.74708875861
2 2 2
9 3 C
2
81 9 C
2
90 C
9.49
C
The curve should be
a little longer than
the straight line, so
our answer seems
reasonable.
If we check the length of a straight line:
39. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1 2 3
2
9
y x
0 3
x
Example:
You may want to let the calculator find the
derivative too:
( ) ^ 2 9
x
( (1 ( , ) ^ 2), ,0,3)
d y x x
2
3
0
1
d
y dx
dx
Important:
You must delete
the variable y
when you are
done!
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
F4 4
Y
STO
Y
9.74708875861
40. Example:
0
1
-1 1
2 2
1
x y
2 2
1
y x
2
1
y x
2
1
1
1
dy
L dx
dx
3.1415926536
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41. If you have an equation that is easier to solve for x than
for y, the length of the curve can be found the same way.
0
1
2
3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2
x y
0 3
y
^ 2
y
2
3
0
1
dx
L dy
dy
( (1 ( , ) ^ 2), ,0,3)
d x y y
9.74708875861
Notice that x and y are reversed.
ENTER
X
STO
42. Surface Area
Greg Kelly, Hanford High School, Richland, Washington
(Photo not taken by Vickie Kelly)
43. Surface Area:
ds
r
Consider a curve rotated about the x-axis:
The surface area of this band is: 2 r ds
p
The radius is the y-value of the
function, so the whole area is given by: 2
b
a
y ds
p
This is the same ds that we had in the “length
of curve” formula, so the formula becomes:
Surface Area about x-axis (Cartesian):
2
2 1
b
a
dy
S y dx
dx
p
To rotate about
the y-axis, just
reverse x and y
in the formula!
44. 0
1
2
3
4
1 2 3
4
4
3
y x
Example:
Rotate
about the
y-axis.
4
4
3
y x
3
3
4
y x
3
3
4
x y
3
4
dx
dy
45. 0
1
2
3
4
1 2 3
Example:
Rotate
about the
y-axis.
3
4
dx
dy
2
4
0
3 3
2 3 1
4 4
S y dy
p
4
0
3 25
2 3
4 16
y dy
p
4
0
3 5
2 3
4 4
y dy
p
4
2
0
5 3
3
2 8
y y
p
5
6 12
2
p
5
6
2
p
15p
3
3
4
x y
46. 0
1
2
3
4
1 2 3
4
4
3
y x
Example:
Rotate
about the
y-axis.
3
4
dx
dy
15p
s . .
S A rs
p
3 5
p
15p
From geometry:
47. Example:
0
1
2
3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
y x
rotated about x-axis.
2
9
0
2 1
dy
S y dx
dx
p
2 ( (1 ( , ) ^ 2), ,0,9)
y d y x x
p
117.319
ENTER
( )
x ENTER
Y
STO
48. Example:
0
1
-1 1
2 2
1
y x
2
1
y x
12.5663706144
rotated about x-axis.
2 2
1
x y
2
1
1
2 1
dy
S y dx
dx
p
2 ( (1 ( , ) ^ 2), , 1,1)
y d y x x
p
2
. . 4
S A r
p
4p
12.5663706144
ENTER
(1 ^ 2)
x
ENTER
Y
STO