Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Since this is a 30-60-90 triangle, we know that the sides have the following characteristic:
The side opposite to 30 degree angle: n
The side opposite to 60 degree angle:
The side opposite to 90 degree angle: 2n
Since we know that 7 is opposite to 30-degree, and x is opposite to 60 degree, than we know that x =
See attached for a sketch of some of the cross sections.
Each cross section has area equal to the square of the side length, which in turn is the vertical distance between the curve y = √(x + 1) and the x-axis (i.e. the distance between them that is parallel to the y-axis). This distance will be √(x + 1).
If the thickness of each cross section is ∆x, then the volume of each cross section is
∆V = (√(x + 1))² ∆x = (x + 1) ∆x
As we let ∆x approach 0 and take infinitely many such cross sections, the total volume of the solid is given by the definite integral,
