For the following exercises, find the length of the functions over the given interval.
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4. Pick an arbitrary linear function over any interval of your choice Determine the length of the function and then prove the length is correct by using geometry.
5. Find the surface area of the volume generated when the curve revolves around the from to as seen here.
6. Find the surface area of the volume generated when the curve revolves around the from to
For the following exercises (7-16), find the lengths of the functions of over the given interval. If you cannot evaluate the integral exactly, use technology to approximate it.
7. from
8. from
9. from
10. from to
11. [T] on to
12. from
13. from
14. from
15. from
16. [T] on
For the following exercises (17-26), find the lengths of the functions of over the given interval. If you cannot evaluate the integral exactly, use technology to approximate it.
17. from to
18. from
19. from to
20. [T] from to
21. from
22. from to
23. [T] from to
24. [T] from to
25. [T] from
26. [T] on to
For the following exercises (27-34), find the surface area of the volume generated when the following curves revolve around the If you cannot evaluate the integral exactly, use your calculator to approximate it.
27. from to
28. from to
29. from
30. [T] from
31. from
32. from
33. from
34. [T] from
For the following exercises (35-42), find the surface area of the volume generated when the following curves revolve around the If you cannot evaluate the integral exactly, use your calculator to approximate it.
35. from
36. from
37. from
38. [T] from to
39. from
40. [T] from to
41. [T] from to
42. [T] from to
43. The base of a lamp is constructed by revolving a quarter circle around the from to as seen here. Create an integral for the surface area of this curve and compute it.
44. A light bulb is a sphere with radius in. with the bottom sliced off to fit exactly onto a cylinder of radius in. and length in., as seen here. The sphere is cut off at the bottom to fit exactly onto the cylinder, so the radius of the cut is in. Find the surface area (not including the top or bottom of the cylinder).
45. [T] A lampshade is constructed by rotating around the from to as seen here. Determine how much material you would need to construct this lampshade—that is, the surface area—accurate to four decimal places.
46. [T] An anchor drags behind a boat according to the function where represents the depth beneath the boat and is the horizontal distance of the anchor from the back of the boat. If the anchor is 23 ft below the boat, how much rope do you have to pull to reach the anchor? Round your answer to three decimal places.
47. [T] You are building a bridge that will span 10 ft. You intend to add decorative rope in the shape of where is the distance in feet from one end of the bridge. Find out how much rope you need to buy, rounded to the nearest foot.
For the following exercises (48-54), find the exact arc length for the following problems over the given interval.
48. from to (Hint: Recall trigonometric identities.)
49. Draw graphs of and For as increases, formulate a prediction on the arc length from to Now, compute the lengths of these three functions and determine whether your prediction is correct.
50. Compare the lengths of the parabola and the line from as increases. What do you notice?
51. Solve for the length of from Show that from to is twice as long. Graph both functions and explain why this is so.
52. [T] Which is longer between and the hyperbola or the graph of
54. Explain why the surface area is infinite when is rotated around the for but the volume is finite.
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