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We're given a curve and we're asked to use either a computer algebra system or a table of integrals to find the exact area of the surface obtained by rotating this curve about the x -axis.
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The curve is y equals the square root of x squared plus 1 defined on the interval 0 1 or sorry 0 3.
00:36
So it follows that d, y, d.
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Y, dx is equal to, this is going to be 1 over 2 times the square root of x squared plus 1 times 2x, which is the same as x over the square root of x squared plus 1.
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And therefore, the arc length element ds, which is equal to the square root of 1 plus d, d, x squared, times dx.
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Is going to be equal to square root of 1 plus x squared over x squared plus 1 dx, which can also be written, well, we'll leave it as it is for now, and you'll see why.
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So it follows that the surface area by formula from this section is the integral from x equals 0 to 3 of 2 pi y, which is square root of x squared plus 1 times d s which is the square root of 1 plus x squared over x squared plus 1 dx and then multiplying through the x squared plus 1 under the radical this becomes 2 pi times the integral from 0 to 3 of the square root of and then we have x squared plus 1 plus x squared which is 2x plus 1 dx, and then factoring out a root 2, because this is really root 2x squared, we factor out a root 2 and get, well, this is going to be 2 root 2 pi integral from 0 to 3 of, this will be x squared plus 1 1⁄2, and notice that 1⁄2 is the same.
03:36
Same as 1 over root 2 squared d x.
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So this square root of x squared plus a constant squared, this actually is a familiar form that we'll see it in the back of the book and the table of integrals.
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And so taking the antiderivative, or using a computer algebra system, we get 2 root 2 pi times 1 half x times the square root of x squared plus 1⁄2...