I have been trying to solve this problem and I am making a mistake somewhere that I can't discern.
To begin with, y=sin(πx) and thus dydx=πcos(πx), and (dydx)2=π2cos2(πx)
So, the formula for the surface of revolution should be 2π∫10sin(πx)√1+π2cos2(πx)dx
A substitution of u=πcos(πx) and du=−π2sin(πx)dx yields:
−2ππ2∫−11√1+u2du which is also 2π∫1−1√1+u2du
From here I set u=tan(θ) and du=sec2(θ)dθ.
Along with the trig substitution, I changed the limits of limits of integration to: −π4 (lower) and π4 (upper).
Following that trig substitution eventually took me to 2π∫π4−π4sec3(θ)dθ.
The above integral resolves to: 2π[sec(θ)tan(θ)+ln|sec(θ)+tan(θ)|2]π4−π4
I've done something wrong, I'm interested in solving it with my method, but I need to know what my mistake(s) is/are. Can anyone help me figure out what I've done wrong?
Answer
When you change variables the first time putting u in terms of x, when x=0 you should have u=πcos0=π, and for x=1 it is u=πcos(π)=−π. With this change it comes out 7.77939, which agrees with what maple found for the original integral without any initial substitution.
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