[In this question, all measurements of length are in metres.] A monument is to be constructed which comprises two parts – the main structure and the base. The main structure is in the form of the solid obtained when the region bounded by the curves and , and the line is rotated by radians about the -axis. (See Figure 1.) The main structure is to be mounted on top of a base which is a solid of uniform thickness. The horizontal cross-sectional area of the base is in the shape of region , bounded by the curve and the curve . (See Figure 2.)
- (a)
Show that , where is a real constant.
- (b)
Using the result from part (a), find the exact volume of the main structure.
- (c)
Find the area of region , giving your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
- (d)
The main structure is to be made of granite while the base is to be made of marble. An area of region will eventually be in contact with the ground. Owing to the softness of the ground on which this monument will be placed on, a special foundation needs to be built if its total weight per square metre on the ground beneath exceeds 20 kN/m.
Some relevant information:
- Density of granite: 1463.46 kg/m
- Density of marble: 2550 kg/m
- 1000 kg is equivalent to 9.81 kN (kN = kilo-Newtons)
The engineer in-charge of building this monument claims that as long as the thickness of the base does not exceed 70 cm, there will be no need to build the special foundation. How accurate is the engineer's claim? Justify your answer.
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9(a)
1. Set up the integration by parts.
Let and .
Then, differentiating with respect to using the chain rule:
Integrating with respect to :
Applying the integration by parts formula :
2. Integrate the remaining algebraic term.
Notice that the derivative of the inner function is . We manipulate the integral to use the standard form :
Substituting this back into the integration by parts result:
3. Evaluate the definite integral with the given limits $0$ to $p$.
9(b)
1. Express $x^2$ in terms of $y$ for the boundary curves to prepare for integration with respect to $y$.
For the upper curve:
For the lower curve:
2. Determine the $y$-coordinates of the region's boundaries.
At the right boundary , the -coordinates are:
Lower curve:
Upper curve:
3. Set up the definite integral for the exact volume using the disc method.
The region is rotated about the -axis, so .
The left boundary is the upper curve for .
The right boundary changes along the region: it is the lower curve for , and the vertical line for .
Separating the outer and inner volume integrals:
4. Evaluate the polynomial integrals for the outer volume component.
Outer Volume
5. Apply the result from part (a) to evaluate the inner volume and find the final exact volume.
Using the given result from part (a) with :
Inner Volume
Subtracting the Inner Volume from the Outer Volume:
9(c)
1. Find the $x$-coordinate of the non-zero point of intersection of the two curves.
For , divide both sides by (which is ):
Since is real and positive in the first quadrant, .
2. Set up the definite integral for the area of region $Q$.
From Figure 2, the curve lies above the curve for .
3. Evaluate the integral and round to 1 decimal place.
Using a graphing calculator to evaluate the definite integral directly:
(Note: Evaluating exactly via the substitution yields )
9(d)
1. Calculate the exact volume of the main structure (from part b).
Using the washer method for region rotated about the -axis, the boundaries are and for , and for .
Using the integral result from (a), this evaluates to:
2. Calculate the exact area of the base, region $Q$ (from part c).
Find the intersection point of the curves:
Using the substitution for the first term:
3. Determine the mass and total weight of the monument assuming the maximum claimed base thickness of 70 cm.
Mass of granite main structure:
Weight of main structure:
For a base thickness of , the volume of the marble base is:
Mass of marble base:
Weight of marble base:
Total weight of the monument:
4. Calculate the weight per square metre and conclude on the engineer's claim.
The weight per square metre on the ground is the total weight divided by the base contact area :
Since , the total weight per square metre exceeds the allowable limit when the thickness is . Thus, the engineer's claim is inaccurate.
The engineer's claim is inaccurate because at a thickness of , the total weight per square metre is approximately , which exceeds the limit of .
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