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region enclosed by the y-axis

by TheAnuja55 » Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:31 pm
12. If the region enclosed by the y-axis, the line y=2 , and the curve y=sqrt(2) is revolved about the y-axis, the volume of the solid generated is

(A) 32PI/5
(B) 16PI/3
(C) 16PI/5
(D) 8PI/3
(E) PI

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by FLUID » Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:39 pm
TheAnuja55 wrote:12. If the region enclosed by the y-axis, the line y=2 , and the curve y=sqrt(2) is revolved about the y-axis, the volume of the solid generated is

(A) 32PI/5
(B) 16PI/3
(C) 16PI/5
(D) 8PI/3
(E) PI
I am thinking it would be a Hemisphere with radius 2.

=> 2/3 * pi * (2)^3 = 16PI/3 (Choice B).

can you comment on right answer
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by jkaustubh » Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:28 am
TheAnuja55 wrote:12. If the region enclosed by the y-axis, the line y=2 , and the curve y=sqrt(2) is revolved about the y-axis, the volume of the solid generated is

(A) 32PI/5
(B) 16PI/3
(C) 16PI/5
(D) 8PI/3
(E) PI
I think there is some information missing in the question

Y axis is X=0

Y=2 and Y=sqrt(2) both are straight lines.

these three lines don't form any enclosed region.

Please clarify.

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by TheAnuja55 » Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:34 am
Sorry, I don't have the right answer for this, this is y I posted, to get to know.

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by jkaustubh » Thu Nov 08, 2012 2:02 am
TheAnuja55 wrote:Sorry, I don't have the right answer for this, this is y I posted, to get to know.
But my question is...

Y=2 and Y=sqrt(2) both are straight lines.
also the Y axis dont have any enclosed boundry.

Then how can three infinite lines with no enclosed boundary, form a three dimensional space with finite volume on rotation along the Y axis.

Hope you understand my question.

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by TheAnuja55 » Thu Nov 08, 2012 5:07 am
jkaustubh wrote:
TheAnuja55 wrote:Sorry, I don't have the right answer for this, this is y I posted, to get to know.
But my question is...

Y=2 and Y=sqrt(2) both are straight lines.
also the Y axis don't have any enclosed boundary.

Then how can three infinite lines with no enclosed boundary, form a three dimensional space with finite volume on rotation along the Y axis.

Hope you understand my question.
Yes, there are only two infinite lines, which never gonna enclose the boundaries. So I found that question flawed. But this was given in the list of 700+ questions from gmatclub, that's why I needed opinion about it.

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:58 am
This looks like a classic integral calculus question (unless I'm missing something).
As such, it is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY out of scope for the GMAT.
I suggest that you ignore this question and move on to questions that you may actually see on test day.

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by jkaustubh » Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:43 am
Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:This looks like a classic integral calculus question (unless I'm missing something).
As such, it is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY out of scope for the GMAT.
I suggest that you ignore this question and move on to questions that you may actually see on test day.

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Hi Brent,

Can you put some light on the question, I mean what should one do if one gets such a question??

Also, if we consider a small part of width dx...located at a distance x from the Y axis then we need to integrate the following expression from -infinite to +infinite:


pi*h*x*x*dx

on integrating we get

[pi*h*(x^3)/3] with limits as -infinite to +infinite.

how to proceed from here??

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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:45 am
jkaustubh wrote:
Brent@GMATPrepNow wrote:This looks like a classic integral calculus question (unless I'm missing something).
As such, it is WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY out of scope for the GMAT.
I suggest that you ignore this question and move on to questions that you may actually see on test day.

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Hi Brent,

Can you put some light on the question, I mean what should one do if one gets such a question??

Thanks
KJ
Hi KJ,

My point in all of this is that you won't get a question like this on the GMAT. The skills required to solve this question are beyond the scope of the GMAT.

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by cwilliams66 » Thu Apr 21, 2016 9:58 am
jkaustubh wrote:
TheAnuja55 wrote:12. If the region enclosed by the y-axis, the line y=2 , and the curve y=sqrt(2) is revolved about the y-axis, the volume of the solid generated is

(A) 32PI/5
(B) 16PI/3
(C) 16PI/5
(D) 8PI/3
(E) PI
I think there is some information missing in the question

Y axis is X=0

Y=2 and Y=sqrt(2) both are straight lines.

these three lines don't form any enclosed region.

Please clarify.
y=sqrt(2) is not a straight line. There is an enclosed region formed and you have to use the calculus equation for the revolution of shapes in terms of Y (since it is revolved around the y-axis). Volume of the solid = pi x INTEGRAL(from 0 to 2) of (y^2)^2 dy and it will give you answer A. 32pi/5

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by regor60 » Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:19 am
cwilliams66 wrote:


y=sqrt(2) is not a straight line. There is an enclosed region formed and you have to use the calculus equation for the revolution of shapes in terms of Y (since it is revolved around the y-axis). Volume of the solid = pi x INTEGRAL(from 0 to 2) of (y^2)^2 dy and it will give you answer A. 32pi/5
If you were asked to plot x= sqrt(2) what would it look like ?

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by regor60 » Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:23 am
Let me help you out:

https://www4f.wolframalpha.com/Calculat ... ge/gif&s=8

This is a plot of y=sqrt(2) from Wolfram Alpha

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by cwilliams66 » Thu Apr 21, 2016 8:55 pm
regor60 wrote:Let me help you out:

https://www4f.wolframalpha.com/Calculat ... ge/gif&s=8

This is a plot of y=sqrt(2) from Wolfram Alpha
Ahhh yes, my (embarassing) mistake. I was reading the question off of my worksheet which says y= sqrt(x) rather than sqrt(2) as suggested in this post.. Now I understand the confusion. I believe the problem was supposed to read sqrt(x) and not sqrt(2). Thanks for calling out my mistake.

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by chetan.sharma » Fri Apr 22, 2016 7:25 pm
TheAnuja55 wrote:12. If the region enclosed by the y-axis, the line y=2 , and the curve y=sqrt(2) is revolved about the y-axis, the volume of the solid generated is

(A) 32PI/5
(B) 16PI/3
(C) 16PI/5
(D) 8PI/3
(E) PI
Hi,
firstly the Q is incomplete as also mentioned above by kaustabh..
y=square root 2, is not a curve..
I believe it should be y = sqroot2 * x...
so, when you draw the three lines..
one end is y-axis..
second end is y=2
and third is curve y= sqroot2*x..

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so answer is 1/4 of a sphere..
ans is 1/3 pi r^3 = 8/3 pi r^3