The ellipse equation is where
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(a) Find the surface area of the ellipse rotated about its major axis.
\So the major axis is along -axis and has length
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The surface area of the soild obtained after rotation of the -axis is
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The parametric equations of the ellipse are and
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Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
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Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
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Substitute and
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Substitute and
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Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
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Substitute and
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Substitute .
Apply the formula : .
The surface area of the ellipse rotated about its major axis is .
(b) Find the surface area of the ellipse rotated about its minor axis.
\The ellipse equation is where
.
So that the major axis is along -axis and has length
.
The surface area of the soild obtained after rotation of the -axis is
.
The parametric equations of the ellipse are and
,
. \ \
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Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
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Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
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Substitute and
in
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Substitute and
in
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Consider .
Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
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Substitute and
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If then
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If then
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Substitute .
Apply the formula : .
The surface area of the soild obtained after rotation of the minor axis is
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(a)The surface area of the soild obtained after rotation of the major axis is
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(b) The surface area of the soild obtained after rotation of the minor axis is
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