Volume of Revolution
Description
Calculate the volume of revolution for a solid of revolution when a function is rotated about the horizontal or vertical axis.
Enter the function as an expression and specify the range:
sinx cosx+1, 0..π2
sin⁡x⁢cos⁡x+1,0..12⁢π
Calculate the volume of revolution:
StudentCalculus1VolumeOfRevolution
π+916⁢π2
Display the floating-point value using the evalf command:
evalf
8.693245131
Display a plot using the output=plot option:
StudentCalculus1VolumeOfRevolution, output=plot, scaling=constrained, caption=
Display the exact solution (integral form) using the output = integral option:
StudentCalculus1VolumeOfRevolution,output=integral
∫012⁢ππ⁢sin⁡x⁢cos⁡x+12ⅆx
Alternatively, you can use the Volume of Revolution tutor, a point and click interface. You can launch the tutor in two ways:
From the Tools menu, select Tutors, Calculus - Single Variable, and then Volume of Revolution.
Use the following command to launch the tutor:
StudentCalculus1VolumeOfRevolutionTutor
Commands Used
Student[Calculus1][VolumeOfRevolution], Student[Calculus1][VolumeOfRevolutionTutor]
See Also
Student[Calculus1]
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