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How to apply the disk/washer and shell methods
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[QUOTE="Steven_Scott, post: 6142024, member: 648156"] In Calculus II, we're learning about solids of revolutions and computing their volumes. I'm unsure when to apply the appropriate methods and how to make the correct partitions. Please tell me if my reasoning is correct: The disk/washer method is applied when your partitions are [I]perpendicular [/I]to the axis of rotation and you use perpendicular partitions when your function is given by [tex]y = f(x)[/tex]. The shell method is used when the partitions are [I]parallel [/I]to the axis of rotations and you use horizontal partitions when the functions is given by [tex]x = f(y)[/tex]. Is this correct? Thanks! Steven [/QUOTE]
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