Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 6 - Applications of the Integral - 6.2 Setting Up Integrals: Volume, Density, Average Value - Exercises - Page 297: 16

Answer

$V$ = $\frac{\sqrt 3}{12}s^{2}h$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{h}{h-x}$ = $\frac{s}{x}$ $x$ = $\frac{s(s-x)}{h}$ $A$ = $\frac{\sqrt 3}{4}[\frac{s(h-x)}{h}]^{2}$ $V$ = $\int_0^{h}\frac{\sqrt 3}{4}[\frac{s(h-x)}{h}]^{2}dx$ $V$ = $\frac{\sqrt 3}{12}s^{2}h$
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