find surface area of a donut
I have a problem where i dont even know where to begin. Usually, when i post problems here i have something to show but this time i dont. Im sorry for that.
here is the problem:
FInd the surface area of the torus (or donut) obtained by rotating the circle (x - b)2 + y2 = a2; (a < b) about the
y-axis.
would i do something like the Area of a surface of revolution theorem?:
$\displaystyle S = 2 \pi \int_a^b f(t) \sqrt {(dx/dt)^2 + (dy/dt)^2} dt$
if so i am not even sure what to do to get it into the form to put it into that formula?
Any help is appreciated since i am lost!!
Thank you
Re: find surface area of a donut
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Originally Posted by
icelated
FInd the surface area of the torus (or donut) obtained by rotating the circle (x - b)2 + y2 = a2; (a < b) about the y-axis.
Use the First Guldin Theorem: the surface area $\displaystyle S $ of a surface of revolution generated by the revolution of a curve about an external axis is equal to the product of the arc length $\displaystyle s$ of the generating curve and the distance $\displaystyle d$ traveled by the curve's geometric centroid $\displaystyle \bar{x}$ .
Re: find surface area of a donut
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Originally Posted by
FernandoRevilla
Use the First Guldin Theorem:
Im not suppose to use pappus's theorem. When i googled First Guldin Theorem everything came back to pappus. What is First Guldin Theorem? =(