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Volumes by cylindrical shells

Problem 5.107 · easy

The region under \( \displaystyle y = 3 e^{- x^{2}} \) for \( \displaystyle 0 \le x \le 4 \) is revolved about the y-axis. Use shells to find the volume.

A shell at x has radius x, height f(x) and thickness dx, so its volume is 2πx f(x) dx.
Reviewed
\[ \int\limits_{0}^{4} 6 \pi x e^{- x^{2}}\, dx = - \frac{3 \pi}{e^{16}} + 3 \pi \]
V = ∫ 2πx f(x) dx.✓ Proved

Answer \( - \frac{3 \pi}{e^{16}} + 3 \pi \)

✓ Nihil obstat Lines: 1 proved, 1 reviewed. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. Reviewers found nothing wrong with the explanation.

The full receipt

Line	Status	Checked by	Detail
1	Reviewed	reviewers: gpt-oss:20b, qwen3.6:27b-mlx	a sentence; read, not computed
2	✓ Proved	sympy 1.14.0	simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
answer, a second way	✓ Checked independently	sympy 1.14.0 + mpmath 1.3.0	20,000 thin shells (annular slabs) summed numerically give the same volume

Reviewers

gpt-oss:20b: pass
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies the shell method formula V = ∫ 2πx f(x) dx with the correct bounds and integrand. The integration result is also correct.

Every verdict on record (4)

qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-26 — The solution correctly applies the shell method formula V = ∫ 2πx f(x) dx with the correct bounds and integrand. The integration result is also correct.
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-26
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-09-26 — The setup correctly applies the method of cylindrical shells for rotation about the y-axis, with radius x and height f(x). The integration limits and integrand are correct.
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-09-26

Proved: SymPy reduced the difference between the two sides to zero. Checked independently: a separate method, named above, confirmed it. Checked numerically: the two sides agree at every sampled point, which is evidence, not proof. Reviewed: a model or a person read it; that is all a sentence can have. Solution by generator:structured/volume_shells, checked 2026-09-26 with SymPy 1.14.0.