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Volumes Worksheet I

Problems 1-5
1. Find the volume of the region bounded by y = ex , y = 0, x = 1, x = 1 rotated about the x-axis.

We are rotating around the x-axis, so the boundaries of our integral must be x-values, and our integral must end in dx. From
the picture, we see that the radius is given by a y-value. We can set up the integral
1

1
r2 dx =

1
2

y 2 dx =

(ex ) dx.

Then we solve for the volume:

1

1
x 2

(e ) dx =

e2x dx =


 2
 2x 1
e 1 =
e e2 11.3941.
2
2

2. Find the volume of the region bounded by y =

x + 1, y = 0, x = 1, x = 1 rotated about the x-axis.

We are rotating around the x-axis, so the boundaries of our integral must be x-values, and our integral must end in dx. From
the picture, we see that the radius is given by a y-value. We can set up the integral
1

1
2

r dx =
1

1
2

y dx =

x+1

2

dx.

Then we solve for the volume:

1

x+1

2

1
dx =


(x + 1) dx =

x2
+x
2

1


=

 

1
1
+1
1
= 2.
2
2

3. Find the volume of the region bounded by y = 4 x2 , y = 0, x = 2, x = 0 rotated about the x-axis.

We are rotating around the x-axis, so the boundaries of our integral must be x-values, and our integral must end in dx. From
the picture, we see that the radius is given by a y-value. We can set up the integral
0

0
2

r dx =
2

0
2

4 x2

y dx =

2

dx.

Then we solve for the volume:

0

4 x2

2

0
dx =
2


0


8
256
1
16 8x2 + x4 dx = 16x x3 + x5
=
53.6165.
3
5
15
2

4. Find the volume of the solid resulting from rotating the curve z = x2 on 0 x 2 about the z-axis.

We are rotating around the z-axis, so the boundaries of our integral must be z-values, and our integral must end in dz. From
the picture, we see that the radius is given by an x-value. Since our x-values are going from 0 to 2, that means our z-values
are going from 02 to 22 , or 0 to 4. We can set up the integral
4

4
2

r dz =
0

Then we solve for the volume:

x dz =
0


z dz =

4
2

1 2
z
2

z dz.
0

4


=


1
16 0 = 8.
2

5. Find the volume resulting from rotating the region between the curve z = 2x + 2 and the z-axis, for 0 x 1, about
the z-axis.

We are rotating around the z-axis, so the boundaries of our integral must be z-values, and our integral must end in dz. From
the picture, we see that the radius is given by an x-value. Since our x-values are going from 0 to 1, that means our z-values
are going from (2 0 + 2) to (2 1 + 2), or 2 to 4. We can set up the integral
4

4
r2 dz =

x2 dz =
2

z2
2

2
dz =

(z 2)
=
22
4

z2
2

2
dz.

Here we had to take the curve z = 2x + 2 and solve it for x: x =

4 

4 

4
2

z2
2 .

Then we solve for the volume:

4



2
z3
z 2 4z + 4 dz =
2z 2 + 4z =
.
4 3
3
2