Step 1 :Given the curve defined by the parametric equations \(x = t + 2\sqrt{5}\) and \(y = \frac{t^2}{2} + 2\sqrt{5}t + 2\), we want to find the area of the surface generated by revolving this curve about the y-axis.
Step 2 :The formula for the surface area of a solid of revolution about the y-axis is given by \(A = 2\pi \int_{a}^{b} x \sqrt{1 + (\frac{dx}{dy})^2} dy\), where \(x = f(y)\) is the equation of the curve, and \(a\) and \(b\) are the limits of \(y\).
Step 3 :We first need to express \(x\) in terms of \(y\) and find \(\frac{dx}{dy}\). To do this, we solve the equation \(y = \frac{t^2}{2} + 2\sqrt{5}t + 2\) for \(t\) and substitute it into \(x = t + 2\sqrt{5}\) to get \(x\) in terms of \(y\).
Step 4 :Solving for \(t\) gives us \(t = -\sqrt{2y + 16} - 2\sqrt{5}\) and \(t = \sqrt{2y + 16} - 2\sqrt{5}\). Substituting the first solution into \(x = t + 2\sqrt{5}\) gives us \(x = -\sqrt{2y + 16}\).
Step 5 :We then find \(\frac{dx}{dy}\) by differentiating \(x\) with respect to \(y\), which gives us \(\frac{dx}{dy} = -\frac{1}{\sqrt{2y + 16}}\).
Step 6 :Substituting \(x\) and \(\frac{dx}{dy}\) into the formula for the surface area and evaluating the integral from \(-2\sqrt{5}\) to \(2\sqrt{5}\) gives us the surface area \(A\).
Step 7 :Finally, we find that the area of the surface generated by revolving the given curve about the y-axis is \(\boxed{2\pi\left(-2\left(2\sqrt{5} + 8\right)\sqrt{4\sqrt{5} + 17}/3 - \sqrt{4\sqrt{5} + 17}/3 + \sqrt{17 - 4\sqrt{5}}/3 + 2\left(8 - 2\sqrt{5}\right)\sqrt{17 - 4\sqrt{5}}/3\right)}\).