How do you determine the volume of a solid created

Micaela Simon

Micaela Simon

Answered question

2022-06-30

How do you determine the volume of a solid created by revolving a function around an axis?

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Belen Bentley

Belen Bentley

Beginner2022-07-01Added 28 answers

Given a function f(x) and an interval [a,b] we can think of the solid formed by revolving the graph of f(x) around the x axis as a horizontal stack of an infinite number of infinitesimally thin disks, each of radius f(x).
The area of a circle is π r 2 , so the area of the circle at a point x will be π f ( x ) 2
The volume of the solid is then the infinite sum of the infinitesimally thin disks over the interval [a,b]
So:
Volume = a b π f ( x ) 2 d x = π a b f ( x ) 2 d x

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