M3 June 2014 Q5

EdexcelOld spec11 marksCentres of Mass

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Figure 4: region R bounded by y = cos x and the coordinate axes
Figure 4

Figure 4 shows the region \(R\) bounded by part of the curve with equation \(y = \cos x\), the \(x\)-axis and the \(y\)-axis. A uniform solid \(S\) is formed by rotating \(R\) through \(2\pi\) radians about the \(x\)-axis.

(a) Show that the volume of \(S\) is \(\dfrac{\pi^2}{4}\) (4)
(b) Find, using algebraic integration, the \(x\) coordinate of the centre of mass of \(S\). (7)