Let on the interval . If the volume of revolution about the -axis, , can be represented in the form , where and are coprime, find .
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Let f ( x ) = sin x = y . Then
V = ∫ 0 1 π x 2 d y = π ∫ 0 2 π x 2 cos x d x = π [ x 2 sin x − ∫ 2 x sin x d x ] 0 2 π = π [ 4 π 2 + 2 x cos x − 2 ∫ cos x d x ] 0 2 π = π [ 4 π 2 − 2 sin x ] 0 2 π = 4 1 π 3 − 2 π Since y = sin x ⟹ d y = cos x d x By integration by parts
Therefore, a + b + c = 1 + 4 − 2 = 3 .