Edexcel M3 2014 January — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleM3 (Mechanics 3)
Year2014
SessionJanuary
TopicCentre of Mass 2

4. \begin{figure}[h]
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\end{figure} Figure 1 shows a sketch of the region \(R\) bounded by the curve with equation \(y = \mathrm { e } ^ { - x }\), the line \(x = 1\), the \(x\)-axis and the \(y\)-axis. A uniform solid \(S\) is formed by rotating \(R\) through \(2 \pi\) radians about the \(x\)-axis.
  1. Show that the volume of \(S\) is \(\frac { \pi } { 2 } \left( 1 - \mathrm { e } ^ { - 2 } \right)\).
  2. Find, in terms of e, the distance of the centre of mass of \(S\) from \(O\).