Worked solution
Split an absolute integral at the sign change
The curve is , .
(i) Find its exact x-axis intercepts. marks
(ii) Sketch , stating all x- and y-axis intercept coordinates. marks
(iii) Find the exact value of . marks
(iv) Find the volume when the region bounded by , the x-axis and rotates completely about the x-axis. marks
[2014/IJC/I/11]
CJC · Review problems · Question 10
Answer
Intercepts ; absolute integral ; volume cubic units (3 s.f.).
(i) and (ii) Locate all intercepts and the final region
gives . The intercept points are , and , with the origin also the y-intercept. The curve is positive on , negative on and positive on , ending at . The origin is an included domain endpoint, rather than a two-sided crossing.
(iii) Integrate the signed function by parts, then split the modulus
An antiderivative is . Hence . The modulus bars in the rendered question are essential; the native extraction drops them.
(iv) Rotate only the final positive lobe
The stated region adjacent to starts at . Thus cubic units (3 s.f.). The negative lobe from (iii) is not part of this region.
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The absolute integral includes two lobes, while the volume region bounded by x=pi uses only the last positive lobe.