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Unit 8: Applications of Integration
8.4 Finding the Volume of a Solid of Revolution Using the Disk Method
Setting up integrals using the disk method:
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What is the disk method used to find?
Volume of a solid of revolution
When rotating around the y-axis, the radius is expressed as a function of x.
False
If the axis of rotation is the x-axis, the integral is set up as \(\pi \int_{a}^{b} [r(x)]^2 dx\), where
r(x)
represents the radius function.
Steps to use the disk method
1️⃣ Identify the region to be revolved
2️⃣ Determine the radius function r(x) or r(y)
3️⃣ Define the limits of integration
4️⃣ Set up and evaluate the integral
Steps to set up the disk method integral
1️⃣ Choose the axis of rotation
2️⃣ Determine the radius function
3️⃣ Set up the integral
The first step in the disk method is to identify the
radius
The integral setup for the disk method depends on the
axis of rotation
True
Match the axis of rotation with its integral setup:
x-axis ↔️ \(\pi \int_{a}^{b} [r(x)]^2 dx\)
y-axis ↔️ \(\pi \int_{c}^{d} [r(y)]^2 dy\)
The radius function for the disk method depends on the choice of
axis
If rotating around the x-axis, the radius function is
\(r(x)\)
When rotating around the x-axis, the integral setup is
\(\pi \int_{a}^{b} [r(x)]^2 dx\)
The limits of integration in the definite integral for volume are determined by the region being revolved.
True
When rotating around the y-axis, the integral is set up as \(\pi \int_{a}^{b} [r(x)]^2 dx\).
False
The axis of revolution determines the variable with respect to which we
integrate
.
When rotating around the x-axis, the integral setup is
\(\pi \int_{a}^{b} [r(x)]^2 dx\)
The axis of revolution in the disk method determines the variable with respect to which we
integrate
True
What variable do you integrate with respect to when rotating around the y-axis?
y
What are the limits of integration when rotating around the x-axis?
a to b
What is the first step in expressing the radius function for the disk method?
Identify the region
The first step in expressing the radius function for the
disk method
is to identify the region to be revolved.
True
Match the axis of rotation with the corresponding integral setup:
x-axis ↔️ \(\pi \int_{a}^{b} [r(x)]^2 dx\)
y-axis ↔️ \(\pi \int_{c}^{d} [r(y)]^2 dy\)
When rotating around the x-axis, the radius function is
\(r(x)\)
Match the axis of rotation with its corresponding integral setup:
x-axis ↔️ \(\pi \int_{a}^{b} [r(x)]^2 dx\)
y-axis ↔️ \(\pi \int_{c}^{d} [r(y)]^2 dy\)
To use the disk method, you first need to identify the
region
that will be revolved around an axis.
What does the radius function describe in the disk method?
Distance from axis of rotation
When rotating around the x-axis, the limits of integration are along the y-axis.
False
The radius function describes the distance from the axis of rotation to the
boundary
The disk method is used to find the
volume
of a solid of revolution
True
Steps to use the disk method
1️⃣ Identify the radius function
2️⃣ Choose the axis of rotation
3️⃣ Set up the integral
What must you identify first when using the disk method?
The region
The radius function describes the distance from the axis of rotation to the
boundary
When rotating around the x-axis, the
radius function
must be in terms of x
True
If rotating the region bounded by
y
=
y =
y
=
x
2
x^{2}
x
2
from
x
=
x =
x
=
0
0
0
to
x
=
x =
x
=
2
2
2
around the x-axis, the integral is \(\pi \int_{0}^{2} (x^2)^2 dx\)
When rotating around the y-axis, the radius function is r(y)</latex>, which describes the distance from the y-axis to the boundary of the region.
True
If revolving around the x-axis, the integral setup for the volume is
\(\pi \int_{a}^{b} [r(x)]^{2} dx\)
.
True