Consider a circle of variable radius which is displaced in such a way that one of the points of its circumference remains fixed on the x -axis and its centre moves along the circle x 2 + y 2 = 4 . Also, the plane containing this circle is perpendicular to the x -axis.
Find the closed form of the volume of this solid.
Give your answer to 4 decimal places.
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Vatsalya Tandon , I have solved it by Calculus. If there is no Geometry solution, the problem should be listed under Calculus. I am a moderator, I have redone your problem wording. Please don't write texts in LaTex. Check other problems for standards.
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There is a geometric approach to this - Pappu's theorem. I will post it as a separate solution here.
This can be done with geometry without calculus!
C, r = Distance of centroid from diameter, radius of the circular path
2 ( 2 π C ) ( 2 π r 2 ) = 2 ( 2 π 3 π 4 × 2 ) ( 2 π ( 2 2 ) ) = 67.0206
Thanks for the solution.
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We note that the radius of the circle at any x is equal to y , where x 2 + y 2 = 4 . Therefore an volume element δ V = π y 2 δ x and as δ x → d x , we have:
V = ∫ − 2 2 π y 2 d x = 4 ∫ 0 2 π y 2 d x = 3 2 π ∫ 0 2 π sin 3 θ d θ = 3 2 π ∫ 0 1 ( 1 − u 2 ) d u = 3 2 π ( u − 3 u 3 ) ∣ ∣ ∣ ∣ 0 1 = 3 6 4 π ≈ 6 7 . 0 2 0 6 As the solid is symmetrical on the origin Let x = 2 cos θ , y = 2 sin θ ⟹ d x = − 2 sin θ d θ Let u = cos θ ⟹ d u = − sin θ d θ