Area of a curve revolved about x-axis

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I'm pretty sure I'm setting this up right i just get stuck when i need to integrate it

the equation is y=e^x and rotated around the x-axis

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You'll need 2 substitutions. The most obvious first substitution would be to let [itex]u=e^x[/itex]. Follow that up with an appropriate trig substitution and you're home free.