finite region R which is bounded by the curve y=xe^x the line x=1 and the line x=3 and the x axis
the region R is rotated through 360 degrees (2pi) about the x axis
use integration by parts to find an exact value for the volume of the solid generated

i think i can do the parts but it's the 360 thing I'm stuck with

i end up with the equation

Anybody

Use washers.



Also, never spell 'pi' as 'pie' again. Bad Albear. ;) :rolleyes:

I understand why there is an integral sign with 3 and 1 as boundaries but I don't understand why there is a pi and ^2 involved, and what do you mean by washers? (I didn't know weather to use pi or pie in the math linguo but you got my meaning )

I am sorry Albear, if you're that lost you should see your instructor and/or read your calc book. That is basic solids of revolution technique. I can not teach all that here.
Good luck.

could you just tell me why you have put a pi in front and why y has been squared

Let f be continuous and nonnegative on [a,b], and let R be the region bounded above by the graph of f, below by the x-axis, and on the sides by the lines x=a and x=b. When this region is revolved about the x-axis, it generates a solid having circular cross sections. Since the cross sections at x has radius f(x), the cross sectional area is given by . Because the cross sections are circular or disk-shaped, it's known as method of washers or disks


I would suggest looking it up in a good calc book. To explain it well is more than I am willing to get into here.

Besides, there's shells as well as washers.