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A hole of radius \sqrt{3} is bored through the center of a sphere of radius 2. Find the volume removed4\pi\int\intx\sqrt{a^{2}-x^{2}}dx from \sqrt{3} to 2\sqrt{3}?

And then subtract this from the volume of the sphere?
 
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or is it from route of 3 to 2?
 
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