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JCMathsNumerical integration, volumes and techniques10–15 min

Volume Spinner

Pick enough trapezia to meet an error bound, tune a cone-like solid of revolution to a target volume, and choose u and dv to evaluate integrals exactly.

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Theory and model assumptions

Pick enough trapezia to meet an error bound, tune a cone-like solid of revolution to a target volume, and choose u and dv to evaluate integrals exactly.

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H2 Mathematics: Integration and applications (trapezium rule, volumes of revolution, substitution and by parts)

Expected time: 10–15 minutes.

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