Why is volume generated 0?

Evaluate $$\int\int\int y dV$$ where the solid generated lies between the cylinders x2+y2=1 and x2+y2=4, above the xy-plane and below the plane z=x+2.

I wrote out the integral $$\int\int r*r sin \theta dz dr d\theta$$ and z is integrated from x+2 to 0, r integrated from 2 to 1 and $$\theta$$ from $$2\pi$$ to 0. But I ended up with $$\frac{-7}{3}(x+2)cos(2\pi - 0)$$ which gives me 0?? I tried visualizing the volume generated and its like a donut with the top cut away at an angle. So how is the volume 0? Did I do something wrong?

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Mark44
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Evaluate $$\int\int\int y dV$$ where the solid generated lies between the cylinders x2+y2=1 and x2+y2=4, above the xy-plane and below the plane z=x+2.

I wrote out the integral $$\int\int r*r sin \theta dz dr d\theta$$ and z is integrated from x+2 to 0, r integrated from 2 to 1 and \theta from 2$$\pi$$ to 0. But I ended up with $$\frac{-7}{3}(x+2)cos(2\pi - 0)$$ which gives me 0?? I tried visualizing the volume generated and its like a donut with the top cut away at an angle. So how is the volume 0? Did I do something wrong?

Your integral doesn't represent volume, so it's possible that its value is 0. If the integrand were 1 instead of 1, then it would represent volume.

You mean the one I wrote or the equation given?

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Pengwuino
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$$\int\limits_0^L {dx}$$
$$\int\limits_0^L {x^2 dx}$$