Chapter 5: Problem 3
Use the method of cylindrical shells to find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region about the indicated axis or line.
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Chapter 5: Problem 3
Use the method of cylindrical shells to find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region about the indicated axis or line.
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Find the centroid of the region bounded by the graphs of \(y=1 / x, y=0, x=1\), and \(x=2\)
Flight Path of an Airplane The path of an airplane on its final approach to landing is described by the equation \(y=f(x)\) with $$ \begin{array}{r} f(x)=4.3403 \times 10^{-10} x^{3}-1.5625 \times 10^{-5} x^{2}+3000 \\ 0 \leq x \leq 24,000 \end{array} $$ where \(x\) and \(y\) are both measured in feet. Estimate the distance traveled by the airplane during the landing approach.
Refer to Figure \(5 .\) Suppose that the cable has a constant weight density of \(W \mathrm{lb} / \mathrm{ft}\). Then the tension on the cable is $$ T=T_{0} \cosh \frac{W x}{T_{0}} \quad-b \leq x \leq b $$ where \(T_{0}\) is the tension at the lowest point. Find the average tension on the cable.
a. Let \(S\) be a solid bounded by planes that are perpendicular to the \(x\) -axis at \(x=0\) and \(x=h\). If the cross-sectional area of \(S\) at any point \(x\) in \([0, h]\) is \(A(x)\), where \(A\) is a polynomial of degree less than or equal to three, show that the volume of the solid is $$ V=\frac{h}{6}\left[A(0)+4 A\left(\frac{h}{2}\right)+A(h)\right] $$ b. Use the result of part (a) to verify the result of Exercise 54 .
The Volume of a Pontoon A pontoon is \(12 \mathrm{ft}\) long. The areas of the cross sections in square feet measured from the blueprint at intervals of \(2 \mathrm{ft}\) from the front to the back of the part of the pontoon that is under the waterline are summarized in the following table. $$ \begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline x & 0 & 2 & 4 & 6 & 8 & 10 & 12 \\ \hline A(x) & 0 & 3.82 & 4.78 & 3.24 & 2.64 & 1.80 & 0 \\ \hline \end{array} $$
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