Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / Paper 1 / 12 / b / ii

The horizontal cross-section is a triangle, so its area is half its width times its depth:Thus the volume integral, with $t=z/H$, isFor the substitution rule, put $u=1-t/2$. The endpoint values are $1$ and $1/2$, and $1-t=2u-1$, givingTherefore $\boxed{V=\frac{(4+2\sqrt{2})LDH}{15}}$.