What is Volume of solid: Definition and 77 Discussions

In mathematics, engineering, and manufacturing, a solid of revolution is a solid figure obtained by rotating a plane curve around some straight line (the axis of revolution) that lies on the same plane.
Assuming that the curve does not cross the axis, the solid's volume is equal to the length of the circle described by the figure's centroid multiplied by the figure's area (Pappus's second centroid Theorem).
A representative disc is a three-dimensional volume element of a solid of revolution. The element is created by rotating a line segment (of length w) around some axis (located r units away), so that a cylindrical volume of πr2w units is enclosed.

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    Volume of solid bounded by paraboloid and plane.

    Homework Statement Hi. I'm asked to find the volume of the solid bounded by the paraboloid 4z=x^2 + y^2 and the plane z=4 I have drawn the graph in 3D but I'm unsure of how to set up the integral. Also, how does one decide to use double integrals/triple integrals when finding volume?
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    Homework Statement Find the volume of the solid formed by rotating the region enclosed by the following equations about the Y-AXIS. y= e^(3x)+5 y=0 x=0 x= 1/2 Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I keep getting the answer wrong. I broke the problem into two parts: solved a...
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    Finding Volume of Solid Revolved About Line y=4

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    Setting Up Integrals to Find Volume of Solid Rotated Around Region R

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    Hello folks, I was wondering how to set up a volume of the solid of revolution about a line in the form of a line equation. if i wanted to find the volume about a line of x/4 would I simply find it as v=pi*integral (f(x/4)^2)dx or is there a method I'm missing all togeather?
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    Homework Statement Find the volume of the solid of revolution: F(x)=2x+3 on [0,1] Revolved over the line x=3 and y=5 Homework Equations Shell Method: 2\pi\int^{b}_{a}x[f(x)-g(x)]dx obviously just sub y for dy Disk Method: /pi/int^{b}_{a}[F(x)^{2}-G(x)^{2}dx
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  17. Saladsamurai

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    Finding the Volume of a Revolved Curve: y = (cos x)/x from pi/6 to pi/2

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    Here is the problem: Find the volume of the solid that is bounded above by the cylinder z = 4 - x^2, on the sides by the cylinder x^2 + y^2 = 4, and below by the xy-plane. Here is what I have: \int_{-2}^{2}\int_{-\sqrt{4 - x^2}}^{\sqrt{4 - x^2}}\int_{0}^{4 - x^2}\;dz\;dy\;dx\;=\;12\pi...
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  27. himanshu121

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