How do you find the volume of a solid of revolution using the disk method?

Answer 1

Mitchell Rice

To find the volume of a solid of revolution using the disk method, integrate the area of circular disks perpendicular to the axis of rotation. For a function y=f(x) rotated around the x-axis from x=a to x=b, the volume V is given by V = π∫[a to b] (f(x))^2 dx.

[yarpp template="yarpp-template-simple" limit=6]