Use the method of cylindrical shells to find the volume of the
solid obtained by rotating the region bounded by the given curves
about the x-axis.
$$x = 1+(y – 2)^2, \quad x = 2$$
this is confusing because there is no bounds on the left side of the graph. also I have the equation 2pi(int)(a-b)yf(y)dy and i know y is the radius but I'm not sure how to manipulate the formula to reflect different changes in the radius in general..
Best Answer
We need a picture. Note that the curve is a rightward-opening parabola, with axis $y=2$, and vertex at $(1,2)$. If you have a graphing calculator, it will help you to visualize. The free program Wolfram Alpha should also do a decent job of graphing.
We will be integrating with respect to $y$. By solving $1+(y-2)^2=2$. we find that the line $x=2$ meets the parabola at $y=1$ and $y=3$.
Take a thin horizontal strip at height $y$. This is at distance $y$ from the $x$-axis, so the radius of our shell is $y$.
The length of the thin horizontal strip is $2-x$, that is, $2-\left((y-2)^2+1\right)=1-(y-2)^2$. Thus our volume is $$\int_{y=1}^3 2\pi y (1-(y-2)^2)\,dy.$$