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Arc length of x = g(y)

Problem 5.628 · hard

Find the length of the curve \( \displaystyle x = \frac{2 \left(y - 3\right)^{\frac{3}{2}}}{3} \) for \( \displaystyle 4 \le y \le 7 \).

For x = g(y), L = ∫ √(1 + (dx/dy)²) dy.
Reviewed
\[ \frac{d}{d y} \frac{2 \left(y - 3\right)^{\frac{3}{2}}}{3} = \sqrt{y - 3} \]
dx/dy.✓ Proved
\[ \left(\frac{d}{d y} \frac{2 \left(y - 3\right)^{\frac{3}{2}}}{3}\right)^{2} + 1 = y - 2 \]
1 + (dx/dy)², simplified.✓ Proved
\[ \int\limits_{4}^{7} \sqrt{y - 2}\, dy = - \frac{4 \sqrt{2}}{3} + \frac{10 \sqrt{5}}{3} \]
Integrate.✓ Proved

Answer \( - \frac{4 \sqrt{2}}{3} + \frac{10 \sqrt{5}}{3} \)

✓ Nihil obstat Lines: 3 proved, 1 reviewed. The answer was also checked a second way, without looking at the solution. Reviewers found nothing wrong with the explanation. How we verify

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
3	✓ Proved	sympy 1.14.0	simplify(lhs - rhs) reduced to 0
4	✓ 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	a 20,000-segment polyline along the curve

Reviewers

gpt-oss:20b: pass
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass — The solution correctly applies the arc length formula for a curve defined as x = g(y). The derivative, simplification of the integrand, and definite integration are all correct.

Every verdict on record (6)

qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-18 — The solution correctly applies the arc length formula for a curve defined as x = g(y). The derivative, simplification of the integrand, and definite integration are all correct.
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-18
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-16 — The solution correctly applies the arc length formula for a curve defined as x = g(y). The derivative, simplification, and integration steps are algebraically correct and verified.
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-16
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-15 — The solution correctly applies the arc length formula for a curve defined as x = g(y). The derivative, simplification of the integrand, and definite integration are all algebraically correct.
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-15

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/arc_length_y, checked 2026-10-18 with SymPy 1.14.0.