Volumes with Cross Sections (College Board AP® Calculus AB): Multiple Choice Questions

53 mins24 questions
1
1 point

The area, in square meters, of the the vertical cross section of a fuel tank at a distance of x meters from one end of the tank is modeled by the function f given by f(x)=xex. The tank has a length of 3 meters.

Based on this model, what is the volume of the tank in cubic meters?

  • 0.787

  • 0.913

  • 1.470

  • 3.142

2
1 point

The base of a solid is the region in the first quadrant bounded by the y-axis, the x-axis, the graph of y=2ex, and the vertical line x=0.5. For this solid, each cross-section perpendicular to the x-axis is a square. What is the volume of the solid?

  • e2−12

  • 2e

  • 8e−8

  • 2e−2

3
1 point

The base of a solid is a region in the first quadrant bounded by the x-axis, the y-axis, and the curve y=sin x, and the vertical line x=π3 . If cross sections of the solid perpendicular to the x-axis are semicircles, which integral describes the volume of the solid?

  • ∫0π3 π2 sin2 x dx

  • ∫0π3 π8 sin2 x dx

  • ∫0π3 π4 sin x dx

  • ∫0π3 π8 sin x dx

4
1 point

The shaded region R, shown below is bounded by the x-axis, the y-axis, the function f(x) and the line x=1.

Graph showing a parabola intersecting a vertical line, with the area between them shaded

The region forms the base of a solid. If cross sections of the solid perpendicular to the x-axis are equilateral triangles, which integral describes the volume of the solid?

  • 12∫01(f(x))2 dx

  • 32∫01(f(x))2 dx

  • 34∫01(f(x))2 dx

  • 38∫01(f(x))2 dx

1
1 point

Let R be the region bounded below by the graph of y=cosx and above by the graph of y=sinx, between x=π4 and x=5π4. R is the base of a solid whose cross sections perpendicular to the x-axis are squares. What is the volume of the solid?

  • 1.414

  • 2.828

  • 3.142

  • 5.312

2
1 point
Graph showing a shaded region bounded by the line 3x+5y=15 and the positive x- and y-axes

The base of a solid is a region in the first quadrant bounded by the x-axis, the y-axis, and the line 3x+5y=15, as shown in the figure above. If cross sections of the solid perpendicular to the x-axis are semicircles, what is the volume of the solid?

  • 3.750

  • 5.890

  • 11.781

  • 23.562

3
1 point

The base of a solid is the region in the first and fourth quadrants bounded by the lines y=x and y=−x between x=0 and x=5. If cross sections of the solid perpendicular to the x-axis are rectangles, with the height of each rectangle equal to one half of its base, which of the following integrals would correctly calculate the volume of the solid?

  • ∫052x dx

  • ∫052x2 dx

  • ∫05πx2 dx

  • ∫054x2 dx

4
1 point

The base of a solid is the region in the first quadrant bounded by the y-axis, the graph of y=arctan(2x), the horizontal line y=4, and the vertical line x=1.5. For this solid, each cross-section perpendicular to the x-axis is a square. What is the volume of the solid?

  • 4.702

  • 14.919

  • 22.698

  • 32.118

5
1 point

Let R be the shaded region in the first quadrant bounded by the graphs of y=2cos(πx2) and y=(x−32)2−14, as shown in the figure below. The region R is the base of a solid. For the solid, each cross section perpendicular to the x-axis is an isosceles right triangle with a leg in region R. What is the volume of the solid?

Graph showing two intersecting curves, shaded region between them, and points of intersection marked at (0,2) and (1,0)
  • 0.117

  • 0.220

  • 0.234

  • 0.440

1
1 point

The base of a solid is the region in the first quadrant bounded by the curves y=x2 and y=x. If cross sections of the solid perpendicular to the x-axis are triangles, with the height of each triangle equal to its x-coordinate, which of the following integrals would correctly calculate the volume of the solid?

  • ∫01(x2−x)2 dx

  • ∫01(x−x2) dx

  • ∫01x2(x2−x) dx

  • ∫01x2(x−x2) dx

2
1 point

The base of a solid is the region enclosed by the circle given by x2+y2=r2. If cross sections of the solid perpendicular to the x-axis are squares, calculate the volume of the solid in terms of r.

  • 43r3

  • 83r3

  • 163r3

  • 8r3

3
1 point

Let R be the shaded region in the first quadrant bounded by the graphs of y=f(x), y=g(x), and the line x=1, as shown in the diagram below.

The functions f and g are defined as f(x)=4ex and g(x)=4e−x.

The region R is the base of a solid. For the solid, each cross section perpendicular to the x-axis is an isosceles right triangle with the hypotenuse in region R. Which integral describes the volume of the solid?

Graph showing two intersecting curves with a shaded region between them, bounded by a vertical line and the y-axis
  • 8∫01(e2x−e−2x−2) dx

  • 8∫01(e2x+e−2x−2) dx

  • 4∫01(e2x−e−2x−2) dx

  • 4∫01(e2x+e−2x−2) dx