Engineer Rico, a young civil engineer fresh out of review, stared at a cylindrical water tank on a construction site. The tank lay on its side—a common setup for fuel or water storage. Its radius was 3 meters, and its length was 10 meters. The tank was half-full of water, and he needed to pump all the water out through a valve at the very top of the tank.
First integral: (\int \sqrt9-y^2, dy) is a standard semicircle area formula. From (y=-3) to (0), it’s a quarter circle of radius 3. Area of quarter circle = (\frac14\pi (3^2) = \frac9\pi4). So (3 \times \frac9\pi4 = \frac27\pi4).
He placed the center of the circular cross-section at (0,0). The circle’s equation: (x^2 + y^2 = 9). The tank’s length (into the page) was 10 m. The valve was at the top of the circle, at (y = 3).
Each slice’s thickness = (dy). Width of the slice = (2x = 2\sqrt9 - y^2). Volume of the slice = length × width × thickness = (10 \cdot 2\sqrt9 - y^2 \cdot dy = 20\sqrt9-y^2 , dy). Integral Calculus Reviewer By Ricardo Asin Pdf 54
Thus: [ \int_-3^0 y\sqrt9-y^2,dy = -9. ] So minus that term: ( -\int_-3^0 y\sqrt9-y^2 , dy = -(-9) = +9).
Therefore: [ W = 196000 \left( \frac27\pi4 + 9 \right) \quad \textJoules. ]
He grabbed a notebook. Page 54 of his old reviewer flashed in his mind—a similar problem with a horizontal cylinder. Engineer Rico, a young civil engineer fresh out
Rico told the foreman, “About 5.9 megajoules.” The foreman nodded, and the pump worked perfectly—thanks to a slice, a distance, and an integral from page 54 of Ricardo Asin’s reviewer.
The water filled from the bottom ((y = -3)) up to the center line ((y = 0)), so half-full.
Second integral: Let (u = 9-y^2), (du = -2y,dy), so (y,dy = -\frac12du). [ \int_-3^0 y\sqrt9-y^2,dy = \int_y=-3^0 \sqrtu \left(-\frac12 du\right) = -\frac12 \int_u=0^9 u^1/2 du = -\frac12 \cdot \frac23 u^3/2 \Big| 0^9 = -\frac13 (27) = -9. ] But careful with limits: actually (y=-3 \to u=0), (y=0 \to u=9), so (\int 0^9 \sqrtu (-\frac12 du) = -\frac12 \cdot \frac23 [27-0] = -9). Yes. The tank was half-full of water, and he
[ W = 196000 \int_-3^0 (3 - y)\sqrt9-y^2 , dy. ]
Rico remembered Ricardo Asin’s golden rule: “For work problems, slice it, find the force on each slice, multiply by the distance that slice travels, then integrate.”
His foreman yelled, “Rico, how much work will the pump do? We need to budget for fuel!”