Volume of the solid using a cylindrical cross section

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Homework Statement


Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the region bounded by the given curves about the specified axis.


Homework Equations



[itex]y = \sqrt{x-1} , y = 0, x = 5;[/itex] about [itex]y = 3[/itex]


The Attempt at a Solution


I already completed graphing it, but not really sure how to show that here.

2[itex]\pi[/itex][itex]\int_0^2[/itex](shell radius)(shell height) [itex]dy[/itex]
2[itex]\pi[/itex][itex]\int_0^2[/itex][itex](y)(y^2+1)[/itex] [itex]dy[/itex]
2[itex]\pi[/itex][itex]\int_0^2[/itex][itex](y^3+y)[/itex] [itex]dy[/itex]
[itex]2\pi (((y^4)\div4)) + (y^2)\div2)[/itex]
[itex]2\pi(4+2) - 0[/itex]
[itex]12\pi[/itex]

Is that correct? I'm not sure if I did the shell height correctly.
 
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You are rotating around y= 3 which means that the axis of each cylinder is y= 3 and the radius is 3- y, not y.
 
Aha, thank you so much! :)