# Volume of body obtained by rotating around the x axis and y axis.

• May 3rd 2012, 03:14 PM
orlacoon
Volume of body obtained by rotating around the x axis and y axis.
Hi,

If y= 4x^3+3x^2-4x-3, calculate the volume of the body obtained by rotating y around 1) the x axis 2) the y axis.

I'm at a bit of a loss here. I know the formula for rotating about the x axis is the integral of pi.y^2 and integral of pi.x^2 for rotation about the y axis.

For the x axis rotation, i presume I have to square out the whole function and then integrate bit by bit. However, for rotation about the y axis, how do I express x^2 in terms of y? Bit confused, would appreciate help!(Worried)
• May 3rd 2012, 03:43 PM
DeMath
Re: Volume of body obtained by rotating around the x axis and y axis.
First, find the roots $4x^3+3x^2-4x-3=0$.
• May 3rd 2012, 03:50 PM
orlacoon
Re: Volume of body obtained by rotating around the x axis and y axis.
Hi.

I've factorised to get(x-1)(x+1)(4x+3). So the roots are x=1, x=-1 and x=-3/4
• May 3rd 2012, 04:14 PM
DeMath
Re: Volume of body obtained by rotating around the x axis and y axis.
around the x-axis:

$V_x=\pi\int_{-1}^{1}(4x^3+3x^2-4x-3)^2\,dx=\ldots=\frac{1264}{105}\,\pi$
• May 4th 2012, 12:00 AM
orlacoon
Re: Volume of body obtained by rotating around the x axis and y axis.
Thanks but do you know how to do it about the y axis? Can i say at y=0 that the above function squared then equals zero and then bring the x squared term over to the left and side...
• May 4th 2012, 12:09 AM
orlacoon
Re: Volume of body obtained by rotating around the x axis and y axis.
Sorry, Just realised , can I use the shell method for rotating about the y axis? i.e that the volume of a solid rotated about the y axis can be written as the integral of 2pixf(x) between the limits a and b?
• May 4th 2012, 12:13 AM
biffboy
Re: Volume of body obtained by rotating around the x axis and y axis.
Quote:

Originally Posted by orlacoon
Hi,

If y= 4x^3+3x^2-4x-3, calculate the volume of the body obtained by rotating y around 1) the x axis 2) the y axis.

I'm at a bit of a loss here. I know the formula for rotating about the x axis is the integral of pi.y^2 and integral of pi.x^2 for rotation about the y axis.

For the x axis rotation, i presume I have to square out the whole function and then integrate bit by bit. However, for rotation about the y axis, how do I express x^2 in terms of y? Bit confused, would appreciate help!(Worried)

I see your problem. are you sure you have given us the complete question. For example it does not tell us between what values of x they are asking.