AP Calculus AB Unit 8.12: Washer Volumes
Practice AP Calculus Unit 8.12 questions on setting up washer-method integrals for solids of revolution around horizontal or vertical axes.
- Syllabus
- Effective Fall 2025
- Course
- AP Calculus AB
Practice AP Calculus Unit 8.12 questions on setting up washer-method integrals for solids of revolution around horizontal or vertical axes.
The shaded region R is bounded by the graphs of the functions f and g, where f(x)=x2−2x
and g(x)=x+sin(πx), as shown in the figure.

(Note: Your calculator should be in radian mode.)
Write, but do not evaluate, an integral expression for the volume of the solid generated when
the region R is rotated about the horizontal line y=-2.
C Write, but do not evaluate, an integral expression for the volume of the solid generated when the region
R is rotated about the horizontal line y=-2.
| Volume =π∫03((g(x)−(−2))2−(f(x)−(−2))2)dx | Form of integrand | Point 5 (P5) |
|---|---|---|
| Integrand | Point 6 (P6) | |
| Limits, constant, and differential | Point 7 (P7) | |
| Scoring Notes for Part C | ||
- P5 is earned for a definite integral with an integrand of R2−r2 or R2−r2, where one of {R,r}
is correct or a difference between g and a nonzero constant, and the other is correct or a difference
between f and a nonzero constant.
- P6 is earned for the integral ∫03((g(x)+2)2−(f(x)+2)2)dx,∫03((f(x)+2)2−(g(x)+2)2)dx,
or a mathematically equivalent expression.
- Note P5 and P6 could be earned for a difference of definite integrals.
- A response that presents an integral expression that does not include the constant π is eligible for
P5 and P6 but does not earn P7.
- To be eligible for P7, a response must have earned P5.
- A response that reverses the difference of squares must resolve the reversal with either the constant
or the limits of integration AND include the differential to earn P7. For example:
○ A response of −π∫03((f(x)+2)2−(g(x)+2)2)dx or π∫30((f(x)+2)2−(g(x)+2)2)dx
earns P5, P6, and P7.
○ A response of π∫03((f(x)+2)2−(g(x)+2)2)dx earns P5 and P6 but does not earn P7.
- A response of only π∫03((g(x)−(−2))2−(f(x)−(−2))2)dx earns P5, P6, and P7.