Brian Streit

Math 2451

Section 5.1 Selected Solutions

4. We observe that our solid lies between planes parallel to its base. Also,
our solid S lies between the planes Pa and Pb where Pa is determined by z = 0
and Pb by z = 7. Observe that for …xed z we have that Pz \ S is a rectangle
in the xy plane with dimensions x = 5 and y = 3. Therefore, the area of the
slice cut by Pz is A(z) = 15 and we conclude by Cavalieri’s Principle that the
volume of our solid S is
Z7
V (S) = 15 dz = 105;
0

as desired.

5. Our solid wedge W lies between the planes P r , de…ned by x = r, and

Pr , de…ned by x = r. Observe that Px \ W = T is a triangle as pictured in the
textbook. So
Zr
V (W ) = A(x)dx
r

where A(x) is the area of T , written as a function of x. We see that A(T ) = 21 bh.
But tan = hb so A(T ) = 12 b2 tan . Now, x2 + b2 = r2 so
1 2
A(T ) = A(x) = r x2
2
and
Zr
1 1 x3 r 2
V (W ) = tan r2 x2 dx = tan r2 x j = tan r3 :
2 2 3 r 3
r

6. (a) We observe that our solid S lies between the planes Pa and Pb where
Pa is determined by x = a and Pb by x = b. We observe that Px \ S is a closed
disk in the yz plane centered at (a; 0; 0) and of radius f (x). Therefore, the
2
area of the slice cut by Px is A(x) = (f (x)) and we conclude by Cavalieri’s
Principle that the volume of our solid S is
Zb
2
V (S) = (f (x)) dx;
a

as desired.

1
 (b) From part (a) we have that

Z3 Z3
2 2
V (S) = x + 2x + 3 dx = x4 4x3 2x2 + 12x + 9dx
1 1
5 3
x 2x 153 53 512
= ( x4 + 6x2 + 9xj3 1 ) = + = :
5 3 5 15 15

8. Let R = [0; 2] [ 1; 0] so that jyj = y for (x; y) 2 R. We compute

ZZ Z2 Z0
1 1
jyj cos x dydx = x dydxy cos
4 4
R 0 1
0 0 1
Z2 Z
1 @
= cos x ydy A dx
4
0 1
Z2
1 y2 0
= cos x j dx
4 2 y= 1
0
Z2
1 1 2 1 2
= cos x dx = sin xj20 = :
2 4 4
0

10. If R = [1; 2] [0; 1] then consider the solid bounded below by R, above
by the graph of f (x; y) = 1 + 2x + 3y, and on the sides by planes through the
four sides of R. We see that
ZZ Z1 Z2
V (S) = f (x; y)dA = (1 + 2x + 3y) dxdy
R 0 1
Z1 Z1
2 3 11
= x+x + 3yxj2x=1 dy = (4 + 3y) dy = 4y + y 2 j10 = :
2 2
0 0