Applications of Integration

(cod: P-79-52-8) Consider the surface of revolution (unbounded) obtained by rotating the graph of the function \[f(x) = \dfrac{1}{x}, \, \, \, x \in [1,+\infty)\] around the x-axis. This surface is called the Gabriel's trumpet.




Let \(\mathcal{R}\) be the unbounded region located below the graph of \(f\) and above the \(x\) axis. Denote by \(W\) the solid obtained by rotating the region \(\mathcal{R}\) around the x-axis, that is, \(W\) is the solid bounded by Gabriel's trumpet.


Using improper integration, we can state that: