Calculus question. How to use the shell method to find the volume of a solid like this
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Calculus question. How to use the shell method to find the volume of a solid like this

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When y = 16, the radius is 0 and when y = 0 the radius is 16, so r = 16 - y. Now determine the height. the line x = 4 is to the right of the parabola, so subtract the parabola from the line.......
Use the shell method to find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region bounded by the given curves about the given lines.
y =16-x^2, y=16, x=4, revolve about the line y =16
Be detailed.

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The axis of rotation is horizontal, so slice horizontally, implying dy. Note that the parabola intersects y = 16 at y = 16 and intersects x = 4 at y = 0.

V = 2π ∫ rh(y) dy from 0 to 16

First find r. When y = 16, the radius is 0 and when y = 0 the radius is 16, so r = 16 - y. Now determine the height. the line x = 4 is to the right of the parabola, so subtract the parabola from the line. First:

y = 16 - x^2
x = ± sqrt(16 - y)

But we know that the plus sign must be correct, because the line intersects the positive half of the parabola. So h(y) = 4 - sqrt(16 - y). Now sub all of that in:

V = 2π ∫ [16 - y][4 - sqrt(16 - y)] dy from 0 to 16
V = 8π ∫ (16 - y) dy - 2π ∫ (16 - y)(sqrt(16 - y))dy
V = 8π[16y - (1/2)y^2] - 2π ∫ (16 - y)(sqrt(16 - y))dy

In the other integral:

let u = 16 - y
du = -dy

+ 2π ∫ (u)(sqrt(u))dy
2π ∫ u^(3/2)dy
2π[(2/5)u^(5/2)]
(4π/5)[16 - y]^(5/2)

V = (8π)[16y - (1/2)y^2] + (4π/5)[16 - y]^(5/2) from 0 to 16
V = {8π[16(16) - (1/2)(16)^2] + (4π/5)[16 - (16)]^(5/2)} - {8π[16(0) - (1/2)(0)^2] + (4π/5)[16 - (0)]^(5/2)}
V = (1024/5)π

Done!
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