Since [math](x-h)^2 + y^2 = a^2[/math] is an equation of the circle with radius [math]a[/math] and center at [math](h,0)[/math], it follows by solving for [math]y[/math] in terms of [math]x[/math] that the graph of the function [math]f(x) = \sqrt{a^2-(x-h)^2}[/math] is a semicircle.
- lab{8.4.11a} Assuming that [math]h \gt a[/math] and using the method of cylindrical shells, write a definite integral for the volume of the solid torus (doughnut) with radii [math]h[/math] and [math]a[/math].
- Evaluate the integral in \ref{ex8.4.11a} by making the change of variable [math]y=x-h[/math] , and using the fact that [math]\int_{-a}^a \sqrt{a^2-y^2} \; dy = \frac{\pi a^2}2[/math] (area of a semicircle).
In a solid mass of material, the infinitesimal mass [math]dm[/math] of an infinitesimal amount of volume [math]dv[/math] located at an arbitrary point is given by
where [math]\rho[/math] is the density of the material at that point. Consider a cylindrical container of radius [math]a[/math] filled to a depth [math]h[/math] with a liquid whose density is greater at the bottom and less at the top. Specifically, at a point a distance [math]x[/math] below the surface the density is given by [math]\rho = 2 + x[/math]. What is the total mass of liquid in the container?
Same as Problem Exercise, but this time the container is a right circular cone (apex at the bottom) of height [math]h[/math] and base of radius [math]a[/math] which is filled to the top.