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Find a circle–parabola area and half-turn volume
Use to show that . Region is bounded by and a minor arc of .
(i) Find its exact area.
(ii) Find the exact volume when rotates through radians about the y-axis.
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CJC · Discussion · Question 7
Answer
Preliminary integral ; area ; volume .
Prove the preliminary integral by substitution
. The bounds correspond to . Since sine is positive here, the integral becomes .
(i) Find the intersections and subtract the lower curve
gives , so the real intersections are . By symmetry, the area is square units.
(ii) Choose the horizontal radius in two pieces
The region straddles the y-axis. Rotating its positive and negative x halves through sweeps complementary semicircles, so each horizontal segment produces a full disc. For , radius squared is ; for , it is . Thus cubic units.
Common mistakes
A half-turn of a region on both sides of the axis can sweep a full solid.