The outside radius of a thin open-ended cylindrical shell (of height 10 feet) is
12 feet. If the shell is 1 inch thick, use differentials to approximate the volume of the
region interior to the shell.
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To approximate the volume of the region interior to the cylindrical shell, we can use differentials.
First, let's define the variables:
Let r be the inside radius of the shell (which is the outside radius minus the thickness) and h be the height of the shell.
Given that the outside radius (R) of the shell is 12 feet and the thickness of shell (t) is 1 inch, we have:
R = 12 feet
t = 1 inch
To find the inside radius (r), we subtract the thickness from the outside radius:
r = R - t
Now, we can find the volume of the region interior to the shell using the formula for the volume of a cylinder:
V = π * r^2 * h
Since we want to approximate the volume, we can use differentials to find the change in volume for small changes in the variables r and h.
First, let's find the differential expression for the volume:
dV = (∂V/∂r) * dr + (∂V/∂h) * dh
To find (∂V/∂r), we take the partial derivative of the volume equation with respect to r:
(∂V/∂r) = 2 * π * r * h
To find (∂V/∂h), we take the partial derivative of the volume equation with respect to h:
(∂V/∂h) = π * r^2
Now that we have the differential expressions, we can substitute the given values into the expressions to find the approximate change in volume.
For the given problem, the height (h) is 10 feet and the inside radius (r) can be calculated by subtracting the thickness from the outside radius:
r = R - t = 12 feet - (1 inch) = 11.9167 feet (rounded to the nearest thousandth)
Substituting the values into the differential expression, we get:
dV = (2 * π * r * h) * dr + (π * r^2) * dh
Now, to find the approximate volume change (ΔV), we multiply the differential expression by small changes in r (Δr) and h (Δh):
ΔV = dV * Δr * Δh
Since we are approximating the volume, we assume small changes in both r and h. For example, if we assume Δr = Δh = 0.001 feet, we can calculate the approximate volume change (ΔV) by substituting the values into the expression.
Note: The specific values of Δr and Δh will depend on the desired level of accuracy for the approximation.
I hope this explanation helps you understand how to use differentials to approximate the volume of a cylindrical shell. If you have any further questions, please, let me know!