Chapter 7: Additional Applications of Integration
Section 7.3: The Theorems of Pappus
Example 7.3.2
Use the second theorem of Pappus to find the surface area of the surface of revolution formed when the curve defined by y=x2,x∈0,1, is rotated about the x-axis. (See Example 5.5.1.)
Solution
In Example 5.5.1, the surface area of the given surface of revolution was found to be
2 π ∫01x21+4 x2 ⅆx
=2⁢π⁢−132⁢ln⁡2+932⁢5−164⁢ln⁡12+14⁢5
≐3.809729704
In Example 5.7.7, the y-coordinate of the centroid of the curve defined by y=x2,x∈0,1 was found to be
y&conjugate0;= −132⁢ln⁡2+932⁢5−164⁢ln⁡12+14⁢512⁢5−14⁢ln⁡−2+5≐0.4099802175
From Table 5.4.1, the length of the given curve is given by
L=∫011+4 x2ⅆx=52−ln5−24≐1.478942857
Hence, the second theorem of Pappus gives, for the surface area of the given surface of revolution,
2 π y&conjugate0; L=2 π −132⁢ln2+932⁢5−164⁢ln12+14⁢5≐3.809729704
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