Worked solution
Evaluate an improper logarithmic integral and a revolution volume
(a)(i) Find , where .
(ii) Hence evaluate the same integral with upper limit . You may assume as .
(b) The region under between and is rotated through about the x-axis. Use to show that the volume is , and evaluate it exactly.
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CJC · Discussion · Question 5
Answer
(a)(i) . (ii) . (b) .
(a)(i) Integrate by parts
Take and , so and . Then the integral is .
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(a)(ii) Take the improper limit
Both and tend to zero. Thus the improper integral is .
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(b) Transform the disc-volume integral
The integrand is even, so . With , , the bounds are and , and . Hence .
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(b) Evaluate using the double-angle identity
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Common mistakes
A volume integral squares the original curve; the factor of two here comes from symmetry.