Solid of rotation problem.

TenaciousE

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Consider the solid obtained by rotating the region bounded by the given curves about the line
y = 3.
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Find the volume V of this solid.



I've worked it about 5 times and I keep getting -.5pi, which of course, doesn't make sense for this problem. I have the large radius R as (1-3x) and the small radius r as (1-3sqrt(x)). I find the area by subtracting r from R and then use the FTC to find volume. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, so it would be great if someone could nudge me in the right direction.


 
Hello, TenaciousE!

Consider the solid obtained by rotation the region bounded by the given curves about the line y = 3.
. . \(\displaystyle y = 3x,\;y = 3\sqrt{x}\)
Find the volume of this solid.


I've worked it about 5 times and I keep getting -0.5pi, which of course, doesn't make sense for this problem.

I have the large radius R as (1 - 3x) and the small radius r as (1 - 3sqrt(x)).

What's with the 1's?

Code:
        |
      3 + - - - - - -
        |
        |
      1 +      ...*
        |   *:::* :
        | *:::*   :
        |*::*     :
        |:*       :
  - - - * - - - - + - - -
        |         1
        |
The two radii are: .\(\displaystyle 3 - 3x\,\text{ and }\,3 - 3\sqrt{x}\)
 
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