Calculus (6th edition) by James Stewart

Section 6.3- Volumes by Cylindrical Shells

3.

Use the method of cylindrical shells to find the volume generated by

rotating the region bounded by

about the y-axis. Sketch the region and a typical shell.
The area is shaded below in red. One rectangle is shown in blue.
When this rectangle is rotated about the y-axis, what results is a
cylindrical shell.

y = 1/x
R

dx

h=y
x

x=1 x=2

The radius of the shell is the distance from the rectangle to

the y-axis.
The thickness of the shell is

The volume of the shell is and the

The height of the cylindrical shell is

total volume is ( a b

7.

Use the method of cylindrical shells to find the volume generated by

rotating the region bounded by
a b
about the y-axis. Sketch the region and a typical shell.
The graphs intersect when
a b
a b

a b
a ba b and .
10

4 (x
2

2)

10

r=x

5
4x

h
0
0

2
x

4
4

A typical shell

The radius of a typical shell is and the height

a b a b
The volume of the shell is
a b
The total volume is
(

13.

Use the method of cylindrical shells to find the volume of the solid
obtained by rotating the region bounded by a b and
about the x-axis.
Note: Integrate with respect to the variable
The 2 curves intersect when a b a b
and
This means the integration will range from to
The area is shown below with 1 rectangle.

(2,3)

2.5

(1,2)

dy

1.5

(2,1)

r=y
1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

x
dy

When the rectangle is rotated about the x-axis, what results is

a cylindrical shell with volume where and

right x value left x value a b

a b

Therefore a b and the total volume is

(