{"id":11992,"date":"2017-12-28t15:54:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-28t23:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=11992"},"modified":"2019-03-17t12:20:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17t19:20:19","slug":"ap-calculus-review-disk-washer-methods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/ap-calculus-review-disk-washer-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"ap calculus review: disk and washer methods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the disk and washer methods are useful for finding volumes of solids of revolution. in this article, we&#8217;ll review the methods and work out a number of example problems. by the end, you&#8217;ll be prepared for any disk and washer methods problems you encounter on the ap calculus ab\/bc exam!<\/p>\n<h2>solids of revolution<\/h2>\n<p>the disk and washer methods are specialized tools for finding volumes of certain kinds of solids &#8212; <strong>solids of revolution<\/strong>. so what is a solid of revolution?<\/p>\n<p>starting with a flat region of the plane, generate the solid that would be &#8220;swept out&#8221; as that region revolves around a fixed axis.<\/p>\n<p>for example, if you start with a right triangle, and then revolve it around a vertical axis through its upright leg, then you get a cone.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11996\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11996\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11996\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/cone_with_height_radii_and_side.png\" alt=\"cone with generating triangle - solid of revolution\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/cone_with_height_radii_and_side.png 200w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/cone_with_height_radii_and_side-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the cone generated as a solid of revolution by revolving a right triangle around a vertical axis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>here&#8217;s another cool example of a solid of revolution that you might have seen hanging up as a decoration! tissue paper decorations that unfold from flat to round are examples of solids of revolution. watch the next few seconds of the video below to see how it unfolds in real time.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uz1ftwecp3u?start=518\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>the disk and washer methods: formulas<\/h2>\n<p>so now that you know a bit more about solids of revolution, let&#8217;s talk about their volumes.<\/p>\n<p>suppose <em>s<\/em> is a solid of revolution generated by a region <em>r<\/em> in the plane. there are two related formulas, depending on how complicated the region <em>r<\/em> is.<\/p>\n<h3>disk method<\/h3>\n<p>the simplest case is when <em>r<\/em> is the area under a curve <em>y<\/em> = <em>f<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>) between <em>x<\/em> = <em>a<\/em> and <em>x<\/em> = <em>b<\/em>, revolved around the <em>x<\/em>-axis.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11997\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_cone.png\" alt=\"cone as a solid of revolution\" width=\"414\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_cone.png 414w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_cone-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>now imagine cutting the solid into thin slices perpendicular to the <em>x<\/em>-axis. each slice looks like a disk or cylinder, except that the outer surface of the disk may have a curve or slant. let&#8217;s approximate each slice by a cylinder of height <em>dx<\/em>, where <em>dx<\/em> is very small.<\/p>\n<p>in fact, i like to think of each disk as being generated by revolving a thin rectangle around the <em>x<\/em>-axis. then you can see that the height of the rectangle, <em>y<\/em>, is the same as the radius of the disk.<\/p>\n<p>now let&#8217;s compute the volume of a typical disk located at position <em>x<\/em>. the radius is <em>y<\/em>, which itself is just the function value at <em>x<\/em>. that is, <em>r<\/em> = <em>y<\/em> = <em>f<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>). the height of the disk is equal to <em>dx<\/em> (think of the disk as a cylinder standing on edge).<\/p>\n<p>therefore, the volume of a single cylindrical disk is: <em>v<\/em> = \u03c0 <em>r<\/em><sup>2<\/sup><em>h<\/em> = \u03c0 <em>f<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>)<sup>2<\/sup><em>dx<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>this calculation gives the approximate volume of a thin slice of <em>s<\/em>. next, to approximate the volume of the entirety of <em>s<\/em>, we have to add up all of the disk volumes throughout the solid. for simplicity, assume that the thickness of each slice is constant (<em>dx<\/em>). also, for technical reasons, we have to keep track of the various <em>x<\/em>-values along the interval from <em>a<\/em> to <em>b<\/em> using the notation <em>x<sub>k<\/sub><\/em> for a &#8220;generic&#8221; sample point.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11998\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/disk_method_setup.png\" alt=\"setup for disk method formula\" width=\"244\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<p>finally, by letting the number of slices go to infinity (by taking a limit as <em>n<\/em> \u2192 \u221e), we develop a useful formula for volume as an integral.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11999\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/disk_method.png\" alt=\"disk method\" width=\"271\" height=\"45\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>example 1: disk method<\/h3>\n<p>let <em>r<\/em> be the region under the curve <em>y<\/em> = 2<em>x<\/em><sup>3\/2<\/sup> between <em>x<\/em> = 0 and <em>x<\/em> = 4. find the volume of the solid of revolution generated by revolving <em>r<\/em> around the <em>x<\/em>-axis.<\/p>\n<h4>solution<\/h4>\n<p>let&#8217;s set up the disk method for this problem.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12000\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/disk_method_example1.png\" alt=\"disk method example worked out\" width=\"170\" height=\"211\" \/><\/p>\n<p>the volume of the solid is 256\u03c0 (roughly 804.25) cubic units.<\/p>\n<h3>washer method<\/h3>\n<p>now suppose the generating region <em>r<\/em> is bounded by two functions, <em>y<\/em> = <em>f<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>) on the top and <em>y<\/em> = <em>g<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>) on the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>this time, when you revolve <em>r<\/em> around an axis, the slices perpendicular to that axis will look like washers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12001\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12001\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12001\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/washers-1318962_640.jpg\" alt=\"washers\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/washers-1318962_640.jpg 640w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/washers-1318962_640-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/washers-1318962_640-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">no, we&#8217;re not talking about clothes washers or dishwashers&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>a <strong>washer<\/strong> is like a disk but with a center hole cut out. the formula for the volume of a washer requires both an <strong>inner radius<\/strong> <em>r<\/em><sub>1<\/sub> and <strong>outer radius<\/strong> <em>r<\/em><sub>2<\/sub>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12003 aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_washers.png\" alt=\"solid of revolution that requires washer method to find its volume\" width=\"487\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_washers.png 772w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_washers-300x298.png 300w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_washers-600x597.png 600w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_washers-150x150.png 150w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_washers-768x764.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>we&#8217;ll need to know the volume formula for a single washer.<\/p>\n<p><em>v<\/em> = \u03c0 (<em>r<\/em><sub>2<\/sub><sup>2<\/sup> &#8211; <em>r<\/em><sub>1<\/sub><sup>2<\/sup>) <em>h<\/em> = \u03c0 (<em>f<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>)<sup>2<\/sup> &#8211; <em>g<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>)<sup>2<\/sup>) <em>dx<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>as before, the exact volume formula arises from taking the limit as the number of slices becomes infinite.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9645\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/04\/washer_method.gif\" alt=\"washer method formula\" width=\"374\" height=\"45\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>example 2: washer method<\/h3>\n<p>determine the volume of the solid. here, the bounding curves for the generating region are outlined in red. the top curve is <em>y<\/em> = <em>x<\/em> and the bottom one is <em>y<\/em> = <em>x<\/em><sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12004\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_parabolic.png\" alt=\"solid of revolution - parabolic\" width=\"230\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_parabolic.png 230w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_parabolic-219x300.png 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>solution<\/h4>\n<p>this is definitely a solid of revolution. we&#8217;ll set up the formula with <em>f<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>) = <em>x<\/em> (top) and <em>g<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>) = <em>x<\/em><sup>2<\/sup> (bottom). but what should we use as <em>a<\/em> and <em>b<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>well, just as in some area problems, you may have to solve for the bounds. clearly the region is bounded by the two curves between their common intersection points. set <em>f<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>) equal to <em>g<\/em>(<em>x<\/em>) and solve to locate these points of intersection.<\/p>\n<p><em>x<\/em> = <em>x<\/em><sup>2<\/sup> \u00a0\u00a0\u2192\u00a0\u00a0 <em>x<\/em> &#8211; <em>x<\/em><sup>2<\/sup> = 0 \u00a0\u00a0\u2192\u00a0\u00a0 <em>x<\/em>(1 &#8211; <em>x<\/em>) = 0.<\/p>\n<p>we find two such points: <em>x<\/em> = 0 and 1. so set <em>a<\/em> = 0 and <em>b<\/em> = 1 in the formula.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12005\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/solid_of_revolution_parabolic_volume.png\" alt=\"volume of solid of revolution using washer method\" width=\"227\" height=\"245\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>example 3: different axes<\/h3>\n<p>set up an integral that computes the volume of the solid generated by revolving he region bounded by the curves <em>y<\/em> = <em>x<\/em><sup>2<\/sup> and <em>x<\/em> = <em>y<\/em><sup>3<\/sup> around the line <em>x<\/em> = -1.<\/p>\n<h4>solution<\/h4>\n<p>be careful not to blindly apply the formula without analyzing the situation first!<\/p>\n<p>this time, the axis of rotation is a vertical line <em>x<\/em> = -1 (rather than the horizontal <em>x<\/em>-axis). the radii will be horizontal segments, so think of <em>x<\/em><sub>1<\/sub> and <em>x<\/em><sub>2<\/sub> (rather than <em>y<\/em>-values).<\/p>\n<p>furthermore, because everything is turned on its side compared to previous problems, we have to make sure both boundary functions are solved for <em>x<\/em>. the thickness of the washer is now <em>dy<\/em> (instead of <em>dx<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>finally, because the axis of revolution is one unit to the left of the <em>y<\/em>-axis, that adds another unit to each radius. (the further away the axis, the longer the radius must be to reach the figure, right?) take a look at the graph below to help visualize what&#8217;s going on.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>inner radius: <em>x<\/em> = <em>y<\/em><sup>3<\/sup> + 1<\/li>\n<li>outer radius: <em>x<\/em> = <em>y<\/em><sup>1\/2<\/sup> + 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12007\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/washer_problem_2.png\" alt=\"washer problem setup\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/washer_problem_2.png 300w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/washer_problem_2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>as before, set the functions equal and solve for points of intersection. those are again at <em>x<\/em> = 0 and 1.<\/p>\n<p>using the washer method formula for volume, we obtain:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12008\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2017\/12\/washer_problem_2_answer.png\" alt=\"answer for washer method problem 2\" width=\"295\" height=\"96\" \/><\/p>\n<p>the problem only asks for setup, so we are done at this point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the disk and washer methods are useful for finding volumes of solids of revolution. in this article, we&#8217;ll review the methods and work out a number of example problems. by the end, you&#8217;ll be prepared for any disk and washer methods problems you encounter on the ap calculus ab\/bc exam! solids of revolution the disk [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[240],"tags":[241],"ppma_author":[24932],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo premium plugin v21.7 (yoast seo v21.7) - 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