1.22: Past-paper question 11

4PM1/1/June/2025 — Question 11 · 7 marks

1.22 diagram 1
y\displaystyle y
l\displaystyle l
Figure 5 shows part of the curve C\displaystyle C with equation y=4x8\displaystyle y = \sqrt{4x - 8} and the line l\displaystyle l with equation x=b\displaystyle x = b where b>0\displaystyle b > 0
The finite region bounded by the curve C\displaystyle C, the x\displaystyle x-axis and the line l\displaystyle l, shown shaded in Figure 5, is rotated through 360\displaystyle 360^\circ about the x\displaystyle x-axis.
Given that the volume of the solid formed is 50π\displaystyle 50\pi units3
find the value of b\displaystyle b
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