Thursday, January 19, 2012

Calculus of a Single Variable, Chapter 7, 7.2, Section 7.2, Problem 34

Given
y=cos(2x), y=0 x=0,x=pi/4
so the solid of revolution about x-axis is given as
V = pi * int _a ^b [R(x)^2 -r(x)^2] dx
here
R(x) =cos(2x)
r(x)=0 and the limits are a=0 and b=pi/4
so ,
V = pi * int _a ^b [R(x)^2 -r(x)^2] dx
= pi * int _0 ^(pi/4) [(cos(2x))^2 -0^2] dx
=pi * int _0 ^(pi/4) [(cos(2x))^2 ] dx

as we know cos^2(x) = (1+cos(2x))/2
so ,
cos^2(2x) = (1+cos(4x))/2
now

=pi * int _0 ^(pi/4) [(1+cos(4x))/2 ] dx

=pi * (1/2) int _0 ^(pi/4) [(1+cos(4x))] dx

=pi * (1/2) [(x+(1/4)sin(4x))]_0 ^(pi/4)

=pi/2 [pi/4 +(1/4)(sin(pi))-[0+0]]

= (pi/2)[pi/4]

=pi^2/8

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