Thread: how to find area and volume of double helix using integration

hi
i hope this is the right place to post this question.

the problem is that i need to find the area and volume of a double helix(shape of DNA) using integration.please help me

thanks

Originally Posted by qwertypunk

hi
i hope this is the right place to post this question.

the problem is that i need to find the area and volume of a double helix(shape of DNA) using integration.please help me

thanks

Two dimensional or three dimensional? If this is 2-D then I bet you can model the double helix using the sine or cosine functions. Do you have an equation modeling the double helix shape of DNA?

its supposed to be 3d.
i think i have the equations but i couldn't work 'em out: