Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285741552
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 8 - Section 8.2 - Area of a Surface of Revolution - 8.2 Exercises - Page 555: 8

Answer

$$\frac{13\pi }{3}$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$y= \sqrt{5-x}, \ \ \ 3 \leq x \leq 5$$ Since the surface area of the surface of revolution formed by revolving the graph of $f (x)$ around the $x-$axis is given by \begin{align*} S_x&=\int_{a}^{b}2\pi f(x)\sqrt{1+[f'(x)]^2}dx\\ &=\int_{3}^{5}2\pi \sqrt{5-x} \sqrt{1+ \frac{1}{4(5-x)}}dx \\ &=\int_{3}^{5}2\pi \sqrt{5-x} \sqrt{ \frac{6-x }{4(5-x)}}dx \\ &=\int_{3}^{5} \pi \sqrt{21-4x} dx \\ &=\frac{-1}{6}\pi (21-x)^{3/2}\bigg|_{3}^{5}\\ &=\frac{13\pi }{3} \end{align*}
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