A green apple viewed from the side is modeled by the polar equation of a cardioid:
What is the volume of this apple?
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Key is to revolve this cardioid about the y-axis, its volume will be:
V = ∬ 2 π x d x d y
Only the right half of the cardioid can be revolved to obtain the full volume, so − π / 2 < θ < π / 2
V = 2 π ∫ − π / 2 π / 2 ∫ 0 1 − sin θ r cos θ r d r d θ = 3 2 π ∫ − π / 2 π / 2 cos θ ( 1 − sin θ ) 3 d θ = − 3 2 π [ 4 1 ( 1 − sin θ ) 4 ] − π / 2 π / 2 = − 6 π [ ( 1 − sin ( π / 2 ) ) 4 − ( 1 − sin ( − π / 2 ) ) 4 ] = − 6 π [ 0 − ( 1 − ( − 1 ) ) 4 ] = − 6 π [ 0 − 1 6 ] = 3 8 π ≈ 8 . 3 8