Solving Solid of Revolution HW: Find V(L) for 0<=L<=2R

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Homework Statement


Peter has a spherical shaped water tank with radius R. At the top of the tank there's a small hole. Peter wants to know how much water there is left in the tank by measuring the distance L from the hole to the water surface.
Find an explicit form for the water volume V(L), 0 <= L <= 2R

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The Attempt at a Solution


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I considered the semi-circle
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which I then rotated around the x-axis,
i.e.
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But this yields the wrong answer, in the solution manual they have the following solution:
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Why is my solution wrong? I am trying to do the exact same thing as the solution proposes, just different integration limits.
 

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What is the sum of your V and that from the solution ?
 
Mine is:
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Solution is:

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Not sure if I understand the question? Do you mean the two expressions 'I've given in post #3 added together?
 
Yes, of course :smile:. Add them up and be surprised.
 
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uhm, it gives the volume of a sphere? How does that help me?
 
So together you integrate from top to bottom.
What is the volume in the tank when L = 0 ? (Your integral would yield 0 in that case)