SURFACE AREA

3.01
Find the area of the surface formed by revolving the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 on the interval
[0,1] about the x-axis.

𝑏
𝑆 = 2𝜋 ∫ 𝑟(𝑥)√1 + [𝑓′(𝑥)]2 𝑑𝑥
𝑎
1
= 2𝜋 ∫ 𝑥 2 √1 + (2𝑥)2 𝑑𝑥
0
1
2
= 𝜋 ∫ 8𝑥 2 √1 + 4𝑥 2 𝑑𝑥
8 0
3
𝜋 (1 + 4𝑥 2 )2 1
= [ ]
4 3 0
2
𝜋 3
𝑆 = (52 − 1)
6
SURFACE AREA
3.02
Find the area of the surface formed by revolving the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 on the interval
[0, √2] about the y-axis.

𝑏
𝑆 = 2𝜋 ∫ 𝑟(𝑥)√1 + [𝑓′(𝑥)]2 𝑑𝑥
𝑎

√2
= 2𝜋 ∫ 𝑥 3 √1 + (3𝑥 2 )2 𝑑𝑥
0

2 √2
= 𝜋 ∫ 36𝑥 3 √1 + 9𝑥 4 𝑑𝑥
36 0
3
𝜋 (1 + 9𝑥 4 )2 √2
= [ ]
18 3 0
2
3 3
𝜋 (1 + 9(√2)4 )2 (1 + 9(0)4 )2
= [ − ( )]
18 3 3
2 2
𝜋 74 2
= ( − )
18 3 3
𝜋
= (24)
18
4𝜋
𝑆 =
3