Finding the volume of a solid enclosed by two cylinders and planes. Consider the solid E1 that is enclosed by the planes z = 0 and z = 5 and by the cylinders X^2 + y^2 = 9 and x^2 + y^2 = 16. Find the volume of E1.

Rene Nicholson

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2022-10-16

Finding the volume of a solid enclosed by two cylinders and planes
Consider the solid E1 that is enclosed by the planes z = 0 and z = 5 and by the cylinders X 2 + y 2 = 9 and x 2 + y 2 = 16. Find the volume of E1. How to find the volume using two cylinders

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Rylan White

Rylan White

Beginner2022-10-17Added 10 answers

Step 1
There are two ways of doing it:
1. Using formulas;
2. Integrating.
Let's use the formula that gives us the volume of a cylinder: π ( r a d i u s ) 2 h e i g h t. We are just gonna subtract the tinner from the bigger: π ( 4 ) 2 5 π ( 3 ) 2 5 = 35 π .
Now let's integrate!:
E 1 d V = V o l ( E 1 )
n order to have an easier integral, we should use cylindrical coordinates: (x,y,z) will "become" ( ϑ , r a d i u s , z ). Therefore, (not forgetting the distortion):
0 5 0 2 π 3 4 ( r a d i u s ) d r d ϑ d z = V o l ( E 1 )
Using Fubini's theorem:
0 5 d z 0 2 π d ϑ 3 4 ( r a d i u s ) d r = V o l ( E 1 )
Step 2
And finally:
V o l ( E 1 ) = 35 π
For solving such problems I have set a couple of steps that I encourage you following:
- Draw the region,
- Choose the coordinate system that fits better for the ocasion,
- Set the limits of the variables,
- And then integrate.
It is important to explane why I chose those limits in respect to r , ϑ , z. The last one is the easiest: the region is confined within the two planes, z = 0 , z = 5; about the others: due to the symmetry of E1, you are going to rotate 2 π radians a segment of line the starts at 3 (the radius of the tinner cylinder) and ends at 4 (the radius of the bigger one).

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