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Calculate the volume of the ring-formed body you get when the circle formed area $$(x-4)^2+y^2 \leqslant 4$$ rotates around the y-axel.

The answer should be: $32\pi^2$

My approach was:

$$ \pi \int_2^6 \left(\sqrt{(x-4)^2-4}\right)^2 dx $$

but I suspect I've the wrong approach. Partly because I don't get a square $\pi$ in the answer

Shabbeh
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iveqy
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An easier approach is to see that the body generated is a torus, and its volume is given by

$$V = 2\pi^2Rr^2$$

where $R=4$ is the distance from the center of the ring to the center of the torus, and $r=\sqrt{4}=2$ is the radius of the ring. Hence:

$$V = 2\pi^2\cdot4\cdot2^2 = 32\pi^2$$

naslundx
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Unfortunately your approach is wrong.

This is a normal approach: We need to separate the circle into two curves as $$x=4\pm\sqrt{4-y^2}=x_{\pm}.$$ Also, rotating around $y$-axis means that we need to have integral about $y$. So, $$\begin{align}V&=\int_{-2}^{2}\pi (x_+)^2dy-\int_{-2}^{2}\pi (x_-)^2dy\\&=\pi\int_{-2}^{2}(x_++x_-)(x_+-x_-)dy\\&=\pi\int_{-2}^{2}8\times 2\sqrt{4-y^2}dy\\&=16\pi\times \color{red}{\int_{-2}^{2}\sqrt{4-y^2}dy}\\&=16\pi\times \color{red}{\frac{2^2\pi}{2}}\\&=32{\pi}^2.\end{align}$$

Here, $\color{red}{2^2\pi/2}$ represents the half of the area surrounded by $x^2+y^2=4$.

mathlove
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You may also use Volumes of Revolution and then get the following integral:

$$2\times\int_2^62\pi x\sqrt{4-(x-4)^2}dx=32\pi^2$$

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Mikasa
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