Tom K. answered 05/08/20
Knowledgeable and Friendly Math and Statistics Tutor
You use the method of rings. The functions .5x^2 and x intersect at x = 0 and 2 -
x - .5x^2 = 0; x(1 - .5x) = 0; x = 0 or 1 - .5x = 0; x = 0 or x = 2;
The y difference (the height of the ring) is x - .5x^2; the radius of the ring is 3 - x (since x in [0, 2] is less than 3)
Thus, we integrate 2 π (3 - x)(x - .5x^2) from 0 to 2. Using I[a, b] for the integral from a to b and E[a,b] for the evaluation from a to b
I[0,2] 2 π (3 - x)(x - .5x^2) dx = I[0,2] 6 π x - 3 π x^2 - 2 π x^2 + π x^3 dx =
I[0,2] 6 π x - 5 π x^2+ π x^3 dx = 3 π x^2 - 5/3 π x^3+ π/4 x^4 E[0, 2] = (as the 0 terms don't contribute)
3 π * 2^2 - 5/3 π * 2^3+ π/4 * 2^4 = 12π -40/3π + 4π = 16π - 40/3π = 48/3π - 40/3π = 8/3π = 8.37758040957278