The shell method |
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The graph of a function
f(x) (in black) and the region below it to be
rotated about the y-axis (in gray) | |
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The resulting solid of rotation | |
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An approximating rectangle... | |
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...and the resulting approximating cylindrical shell | |
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A collection of approximating
cylindrical shells | |
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