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Arc length of x = g(y)

Problem 5.717 · easy

Find the length of the curve \( \displaystyle x = - 3 y - 1 \) for \( \displaystyle 0 \le y \le 3 \).

For x = g(y), L = ∫ √(1 + (dx/dy)²) dy.
Reviewed
\[ \frac{d}{d y} \left(- 3 y - 1\right) = -3 \]
dx/dy.✓ Proved
\[ \left(\frac{d}{d y} \left(- 3 y - 1\right)\right)^{2} + 1 = 10 \]
1 + (dx/dy)², simplified.✓ Proved
\[ \int\limits_{0}^{3} \sqrt{10}\, dy = 3 \sqrt{10} \]
Integrate.✓ Proved

Answer \( 3 \sqrt{10} \)

✓ 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, and integration steps are all correct.

Every verdict on record (6)

qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-23 — The solution correctly applies the arc length formula for a curve defined as x = g(y). The derivative, simplification, and integration steps are all correct.
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-23
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-22
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-22
qwen3.6:27b-mlx: pass 2026-10-22 — The solution correctly applies the arc length formula for a curve defined as x = g(y). The derivative, simplification, and integration are all correct.
gpt-oss:20b: pass 2026-10-22

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 2026-10-23 with SymPy 1.14.0.