Rotate the area bound by the following lines around the x-axis.

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Homework Statement



Rotate the area bound by the following lines around the x-axis.
y = x^2+1, y = -x^2+2x+5, x = 0, x = 3

Homework Equations


None that are uniform enough to put here considering I'm fairly sure it's not washer...


The Attempt at a Solution

 
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kashiark said:

Homework Statement



Rotate the area bound by the following lines around the x-axis.
y = x^2+1, y = -x^2+2x+5, x = 0, x = 3
The first two equations are not lines. Their graphs are parabolas.
kashiark said:

Homework Equations


None that are uniform enough to put here considering I'm fairly sure it's not washer...


The Attempt at a Solution


What have you done so far? Have you sketched a graph of the region being rotated?
 
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