University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Section 8.7 - Improper Integrals - Exercises - Page 471: 69

Answer

$$2\pi$$

Work Step by Step

$$Volume =\int_{0}^{\infty} 2 \pi x \times e^{-x} dx \\=2 \pi \lim\limits_{a \to \infty} \int_0^a xe^{-x} dx \\ =2 \pi \times \lim\limits_{a \to \infty} \int_0^a xe^{-x} dx \\=2 \pi \times \lim\limits_{a \to \infty} [ (-x e^{-x})_0^a +\int_0^a e^{-x} dx \\ = 2 \pi \lim\limits_{a \to \infty} [-a e^{-a} +(-e^{-a} +e^{-0})] \\= 2 \pi \times \lim\limits_{a \to \infty} [-a e^{-a}]-2\pi \times (0)+2 \pi $$ We need to apply L'Hopital's rule: $$Volume=2 \pi \times \lim\limits_{a \to \infty} \dfrac{-a}{e^{a}}+2 \pi \\=2 \pi \times \lim\limits_{a \to \infty} \dfrac{-1}{e^{a}}+2 \pi \\= 2\pi$$
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