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Find the volume of the solid whose base is the region in the first quadrant bounded by y=x6,y=1y=x^{6}, y=1, and the yy-axis and whose cross-sections perpendicular to the xx axis are squares.

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

1. The base of the solid is in the first quadrant.
2. The region is bounded by y=x6 y = x^6 , y=1 y = 1 , and the y y -axis.
3. Cross-sections perpendicular to the x x -axis are squares.

STEP 2

1. Determine the bounds for integration.
2. Express the side length of the square in terms of x x .
3. Set up the integral for the volume.
4. Evaluate the integral.

STEP 3

Determine the bounds for integration:
The region is bounded by y=x6 y = x^6 , y=1 y = 1 , and the y y -axis. Since y=1 y = 1 is the upper bound and y=x6 y = x^6 is the lower bound, we find the intersection of y=x6 y = x^6 and y=1 y = 1 :
x6=1 x^6 = 1 x=1 x = 1
Thus, the bounds for x x are from 0 0 to 1 1 .

STEP 4

Express the side length of the square in terms of x x :
The side length of the square is determined by the distance between y=x6 y = x^6 and y=1 y = 1 . Since each cross-section is a square, the side length s s is:
s=1x6 s = 1 - x^6

STEP 5

Set up the integral for the volume:
The area of each square cross-section is s2 s^2 . Therefore, the volume V V is given by:
V=01(1x6)2dx V = \int_{0}^{1} (1 - x^6)^2 \, dx

STEP 6

Evaluate the integral:
First, expand the integrand:
(1x6)2=12x6+x12 (1 - x^6)^2 = 1 - 2x^6 + x^{12}
Now, integrate term by term:
V=01(12x6+x12)dx V = \int_{0}^{1} (1 - 2x^6 + x^{12}) \, dx
=[x27x7+113x13]01 = \left[ x - \frac{2}{7}x^7 + \frac{1}{13}x^{13} \right]_{0}^{1}
Evaluate the definite integral:
V=(127×1+113×1)(00+0) V = \left( 1 - \frac{2}{7} \times 1 + \frac{1}{13} \times 1 \right) - \left( 0 - 0 + 0 \right)
=127+113 = 1 - \frac{2}{7} + \frac{1}{13}
Combine the fractions:
=91912691+791 = \frac{91}{91} - \frac{26}{91} + \frac{7}{91}
=9126+791 = \frac{91 - 26 + 7}{91}
=7291 = \frac{72}{91}
The volume of the solid is:
7291 \boxed{\frac{72}{91}}

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