Volume bounded by two hyperboloids

Calculus Level 4

The figure above shows a cross section (at y = 0 y = 0 ) through the hyperboloid of one sheet (red) given by

x 2 + y 2 z 2 = 1 x^2 + y^2 - z^2 = 1

and the hyperboloid of two sheets (blue) given by

x 2 + y 2 z 2 = 1 x^2 + y^2 - z^2 = -1

Find the volume bounded by the two hyperboloids and z = 5 z = -5 and z = 5 z = 5 . The volume can be written as a π b \dfrac{a \pi} {b} for positive coprime integers a , b a , b . Find a + b a + b .


The answer is 59.

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2 solutions

Felix Belair
May 17, 2021

If we look at the boundaries for the outer function for positive z (due to symmetry, we can multiply by 2 to get the total volume), we get

0 r z 2 + 1 0 θ 2 π 0 z 5 \begin{array}{lcl} 0\leq r\leq\sqrt{z^{2}+1}\\ 0\leq \theta \leq 2\pi \\ 0\leq z \leq5 \end{array}

And for the inner function, we get

0 r z 2 1 0 θ 2 π 1 z 5 \begin{array}{lcl} 0\leq r\leq\sqrt{z^{2}-1}\\ 0\leq \theta \leq 2\pi \\ 1\leq z \leq5 \end{array}

Then we get this expression for the total volume:

2 [ 0 5 0 2 π 0 z 2 + 1 r d r d θ d z 1 5 0 2 π 0 z 2 1 r d r d θ d z ] 2\left[\int_{0}^{5}\int_{0}^{2\pi}\int_{0}^{\sqrt{z^{2}+1}}r \,drd\theta dz-\int_{1}^{5}\int_{0}^{2\pi}\int_{0}^{\sqrt{z^{2}-1}}r \,drd\theta dz \right]

= 0 5 0 2 π z 2 + 1 d θ d z 1 5 0 2 π z 2 1 d θ d z =\int_{0}^{5}\int_{0}^{2\pi} z^{2}+1\,d\theta dz-\int_{1}^{5}\int_{0}^{2\pi} z^{2}-1\,d\theta dz = 0 5 0 2 π z 2 + 1 d θ d z 1 5 0 2 π z 2 1 d θ d z =\int_{0}^{5}\int_{0}^{2\pi} z^{2}+1\,d\theta dz-\int_{1}^{5}\int_{0}^{2\pi} z^{2}-1\,d\theta dz

= 0 5 ( 2 π ) ( z 2 + 1 ) d z 1 5 ( 2 π ) ( z 2 1 ) d z =\int_{0}^{5} (2\pi)(z^{2}+1)\,dz-\int_{1}^{5} (2\pi)(z^{2}-1)\,dz

= ( 2 π ) ( z 3 + 1 3 + z ) 0 5 ( 2 π ) ( z 3 + 1 3 z ) 1 5 = (2\pi)\left(\frac{z^{3}+1}{3}+z\right) \Big|^5_0 - (2\pi)\left(\frac{z^{3}+1}{3}-z\right)\Big|^5_1

= 56 π 3 =\frac{56\pi}{3}

a + b = 56 + 3 = 59 a+b=56+3=59

Mark Hennings
May 16, 2021

Comparing the volumes of revolution, we want to calculate π 5 5 ( z 2 + 1 ) d z 2 π 1 5 ( z 2 1 ) d z = 56 3 π \pi\int_{-5}^5 (z^2 + 1)\,dz - 2\pi\int_1^5 (z^2 - 1)\,dz \; = \; \tfrac{56}{3}\pi making the answer 56 + 3 = 59 56+3=\boxed{59} .

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