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Chapter 6 | Applications of Integration
Figure 6.15 (a) This is the region that is revolved around the x -axis. (b) As the region begins to revolve around the axis, it sweeps out a solid of revolution. (c) This is the solid that results when the revolution is complete.
Solids of revolution are common in mechanical applications, such as machine parts produced by a lathe. We spend the rest of this section looking at solids of this type. The next example uses the slicing method to calculate the volume of a solid of revolution. Use an online integral calculator (http://www.openstax.org/l/20_IntCalc2) to learn more.
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