Use the shell method to find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region bounded by the given curves and lines about the x-axis.

Question

y = sqrt(x), y = 0, y = x - 6

A) 63/2 π

B) 27π

C) 225/2 π

D) 63/4 π

π

Answer 1

This is the graph used in the video answer. This graph also shows how to set up the integrals using a combination of disk and washer methods to achieve the same result:

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