Worked solution
Use horizontal strips for an inverse-sine region
The diagram shows for .
(i) Find the area of , bounded by the curve, , and the y-axis.
(ii) Find the volume when rotates through about the x-axis.
(iii) Without using a calculator, find the exact area of , bounded by the curve, , and the x-axis.
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[2015/DHS/I/9]
CJC · Review problems · Question 9
Answer
square units; cubic units (3 s.f.); .
(i) Method 1: integrate horizontal widths
, so square units (3 s.f.).
(i) Method 2: subtract the area below the curve
Let . The same area is , giving square units. The first term is the enclosing rectangle of width and height .
(ii) Use the source washer subtraction
For , the radii are and ; for , the inner radius is . Equivalently cubic units (3 s.f.). Horizontal shells verify .
(iii) Method 1: subtract the horizontal complement
The upper-right and lower-left rectangle terms give .
(iii) Method 2: integrate by parts directly
. Evaluating from to gives , as above.
Common mistakes
The two shaded regions use different strip directions and bounds; do not transfer the R2 x-bounds into R1.