Calc 2 using washer meathod v.s cylindrical shells

carlosgrahm · Feb 8, 2009

What are the reasons for using washer meathod v.s cylindrical shells?

Cylindrical shells are much easier but there has to be some reason we can always use them

Thanx

tiny-tim · Feb 9, 2009

carlosgrahm said:

What are the reasons for using washer meathod v.s cylindrical shells?

Cylindrical shells are much easier but there has to be some reason we can always use them

Thanx

Hi carlosgrahm!

(i assume you're talking about finding a volume by integrating)

Sometimes one is easier, sometimes the other.

Do you have a specific problem in mind?

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