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Calculus 2: Arc length

Find the length of the curve y=16x3+12xy=\frac{1}{6}x^3+\frac{1}{2x} from x=1x=1 to x=5x=5.

Find the arc length of the curve x=23(y1)3/2x = \frac{2}{3}(y-1)^{3/2} from y=16y = 16 to y=25y = 25.

Find a curve through the point (2,4)(2, -4) whose length integral from y=1y = 1 to y=2y = 2 is given by 121+(4y3)2dy \displaystyle \int_{1}^{2} \sqrt{1 + \left( \frac{4}{y^3} \right)^2} \, dy.

Find the length of the curve from one point to another using integration and calculus techniques for calculating arc length.

Find the arc length of the parametric curve given by x(t)=2+6t2x(t) = 2 + 6t^2 and y(t)=5+4t3y(t) = 5 + 4t^3 for tt in the interval [0,8][0, \sqrt{8}].

Find the arc length of the parametric curve given by x(t)=9t2x(t) = 9t^2 and y(t)=9t3t3y(t) = 9t - 3t^3 for tt in the interval [0,2][0, 2].

Consider the arc on the curve y=ln(x21)y=\ln(x^2-1) from x=2x=2 to x=8x=8. Compute the following: (a) Find the arc length. (b) Find the surface area when the arc is rotated about the x-axis. (c) Find the surface area when the arc is rotated about the y-axis.

Given x=y2+4yx = -y^2 + 4y, find the arc length from y=0y = 0 to y=4y = 4 and the surface area when the arc is rotated about the x-axis and y-axis.

Given x3=y5+2x^3 = y^5 + 2, find the arc length from y=1y = 1 to y=3y = 3 and the surface area when the arc is rotated about the x-axis and y-axis.

Given a function, find the arc length from x=ax = a to x=bx = b using the formula for arc length ab1+(f(x))2dx\int_a^b \sqrt{1 + (f'(x))^2} \, dx.

Using integration, find the exact length around the curve from point A to point B for a given function f(x).