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Question 75

An aerospace engineer is designing a prototype for a high-pressure propulsion nozzle. The internal profile of the nozzle's expansion chamber can be modelled by the curve with equation

g(x)=13(2−x)e2x,0≤x≤2 g(x) = \frac{1}{3}(2 - x)e^{2x}, \quad 0 \le x \le 2 g(x)=31​(2−x)e2x,0≤x≤2

where xxx is the distance in centimetres from the inlet. The 3D shape of the chamber is formed by rotating this curve through 360∘360^\circ360∘ about the xxx-axis.

a.

Show that the internal volume, V cm3V\text{ cm}^3V cm3, of the chamber is given by

V=K∫02(x2−4x+4)e4x dx V = K \int_{0}^{2} (x^2 - 4x + 4)e^{4x} \, dx V=K∫02​(x2−4x+4)e4xdx

where KKK is a constant to be found.

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b.

Hence, find the exact value of the volume of the nozzle chamber. Give your answer in the form pπ(eq+r) cm3p\pi(e^q + r)\text{ cm}^3pπ(eq+r) cm3 where p,qp, qp,q and rrr are rational numbers to be found.

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