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Ch. 6 - Applications of Integration
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 6, Problema 6.3.48

For the following regions R, determine which is greater—the volume of the solid generated when R is revolved about the x-axis or about the y-axis.


R is bounded by y=x^2 and y=√8x.

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First, identify the region R bounded by the curves \(y = x^2\) and \(y = \sqrt{8x}\). To do this, find the points of intersection by setting \(x^2 = \sqrt{8x}\).
Solve the equation \(x^2 = \sqrt{8x}\) by squaring both sides to eliminate the square root, resulting in \(x^4 = 8x\). Then, rearrange to \(x^4 - 8x = 0\) and factor to find the intersection points.
Determine the limits of integration (the x-values where the curves intersect) to define the interval over which the region R lies.
Calculate the volume of the solid generated by revolving R about the x-axis using the disk/washer method. The volume is given by \(V_x = \pi \int_{a}^{b} \left( (\text{outer radius})^2 - (\text{inner radius})^2 \right) \, dx\), where the radii are the distances from the x-axis to the curves.
Calculate the volume of the solid generated by revolving R about the y-axis using the shell method. The volume is given by \(V_y = 2\pi \int_{a}^{b} (\text{radius})(\text{height}) \, dx\), where the radius is the distance from the y-axis and the height is the vertical distance between the curves.

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