Ch 8.2 Day 2 Wkst AP Calc BC Name:

Arc Length and Surface Area

Objective: to use integrals to calculate arc length and surface area.

For a function, , Arc Length =.

For a function, , rotated about the x-axis, Surface Area =.

For parametric equations, and , Arc Length = Distance Traveled

= .

= .


Example 1: Find the arc length of from x = 0 to x = 2

Example 2: Find the surface area of the solid obtained from rotating about the x-axis from x = 0 to x = 2 .

Example 3: Find the length of the parametric curve for and for .

Ch 8.2 Day 2 Wkst AP Calc BC Name:

Arc Length and Surface Area

For a function, , Arc Length =.

For a function, , rotated about the x-axis, Surface Area =.

For parametric equations, and , Arc Length = Distance Traveled

= .

= .

Find the arc length of the graph of the function from x = 0 to x = 2 .

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. Consider the ellipse .

a) Find the circumference the ellipse. b) Find the area of the ellipse.

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7. Find the surface area of the solid obtained from rotating about the x-axis from ( 1 , 1 ) to ( 4 , 2 ).

8. Find the surface area of the solid obtained from rotating about the x-axis from x = 1 to x = 2 .

9. Find the surface area if the arc from ( -3 , 4 ) to ( 3 , 4 ) of the equation, , is revolved about the x-axis.

For problems #10 to #12, find the length of the parametric curves.

10. and for . NO CALCULATOR.

11. and for . NO CALCULATOR.

12. and for . CALCULATOR REQUIRED.