KNF1013 Engineering Mathematics I

Semester 1 Session 2011/2012

Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Tutorial 12
Integration
Engineering Applications of Integration
1. Find the volume generated when the plane figure bounded by the curve

the x-axis and the ordinates at x =1 and x = 2 is rotated about the x-axis through one
complete revolution.
2. Find the volume of the cone generated by rotating the area under y = 2x, for
, around the x-axis.
3. The area under the graph of function

for x between 0 and 4 is rotated around

the x-axis through one complete revolution. Find the volume of the solid generated.
4. When the area under the graph of y(x) between x = a and x = b is rotated around the
x-axis, show that the volume of the solid formed is

5. The area under the parabola

for

is rotated around the x-axis.

Find the volume of the solid formed.

6. The area between

and the y-axis between y = -2 and y = 2 is rotated

around the y-axis. Find the volume of revolution.

7. The area between

and the y-axis for y between 1 and 4 is rotated about the y-

axis through one complete revolution. Find the volume of the solid formed.

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8. The area between

and the x-axis for

is rotated around the y-

axis. Find the volume of revolution.

9. Use the formula to find arc length of a curve to determine the length of function
between

10. Find the length of the catenary

between x = 0 and x = 2.

11. Find the length of the curve

12. Find the length of

for x between x = 0 and x = 3.

between x = 0 and x = 5.

13. Calculated the length of the curve

between x = 0 and x = 2, on the first

quadrant only.
14. Express the length of the arc of the curve

from x = 0 to x = as an integral.

Also find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region bounded by the xaxis and this arc about the x-axis through 2 radians.
15. Find the area of the surface generated when the part of the curve

between

x = 0 and x = 4 is rotated around the x-axis.

16. Find the area of the surface generated when

for

is rotated

completely about the x-axis.

17. Show that the area of the surface generated when

rotated around the x-axis is

between x = 0 and x = 2 is

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18. (a) Given, the equation

Show that the volume generated when the finite area between the curve and the xaxis is rotated through 2 radians about the x-axis is /30.
(b) Show that the curved surface generated by the revolution about the x-axis of the
portion of the curve
is

included between the origin and the ordinate

19. A curve is represented parametrically by

and

where

Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated when the curve is rotated about
the x-axis through 2 radians.
20. Find the mean value of

across the below interval:

a)
b)
21. Calculate the average value of the following functions across the specified interval:
a)

across

b)

across

c)

across

d)

across

e)

across

f)

across

g)

across

h)

across

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22. The electrical resistance R (in ) of a rheostat at a temperature (in oC) is given by
. Find the average resistance of the rheostat as the temperature
varies uniformly from 10 oC to 40 oC.
23. The r.m.s value is often used in the analysis of circuits. A sinusoidal current,
given by

. Calculate the r.m.s value of

is

across the interval of

.
24. Calculate the r.m.s values of the functions in Question 21.
25. The area enclosed between the x-axis, the curve

and the ordinates x =1

and x = 2 is rotated through 2 radians about the x-axis. Calculate

a) the rotating area and the coordinates of its centroid,
b) the volume of the solid of revolution formed and the coordinates of its centre of
gravity.
26. Show that the area enclosed between the x-axis, the curve
coordinates x = 1 and x = 3 is

and the

27. The speed V of a rocket at a time t after launch is given by

where a and b are constants. The average speed over the first second was 10ms-1, and
that over the next second was 50ms-1. Determine the values of a and b. What was the
average speed over the third second?
28. Find the centre of mass of a lamina bounded by

and

29. Find the position of the centre of mass of a lamina in the shape of a triangle formed
by

for

, and the x and y axes.

30. Find the centroid of the area bounded by

and

and also the centre of

gravity of the volume obtained by revolving this area about the x-axis.
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Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4. Prove
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. .63 units
11. .75 units
12.

.41 units

13. .06 units

14. Arc length,
15.

,
square units

16.
17. Prove
18. Prove
19.
20.

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21.

,
,

22. 41.8
23. 0.707
24.

,
,

,
,

25. (a) 2/3 square units,

(b) 8/15 cubic units,
26. Prove
27. a = 20, b =10/3. 130ms-1
28.
29.
30.

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