How do you use substitution to integrate 2piy(8-y^2/3)dy2πy(8y23)dy?

1 Answer
Aug 31, 2015

You can simply multiply it out. No complicated substitution required. Looks like the Shell Method?

V = 2piintxf(x)dxV=2πxf(x)dx

Switch out xx for yy. Looks like f(y) = 8 - y^2/3f(y)=8y23.

= 2piint_a^b 8y - y^3/3dy=2πba8yy33dy

= 2pi[4y^2 - y^4/12]|_(a)^(b)=2π[4y2y412]ba

= color(blue)(2pi[(4b^2 - b^4/12) - (4a^2 - a^4/12)])=2π[(4b2b412)(4a2a412)]