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Unit 8: Applications of Integration

Volume with Washer Method: Revolving Around the x- or y-Axis

Find the volume of a solid made by spinning the region between two curves around the x- or y-axis, using outer and inner radii.

Topic 8.11 · 8 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Calculus AB plan

In this lesson

  1. 01A slice is a disk with a hole
  2. 02Which radius is which
  3. 03Revolving around the y-axis
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points
  6. 06On the exam

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