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Unit 8: Applications of Integration

Volume with Washer Method: Revolving Around Other Axes

Set up and evaluate washer-method volumes when a region spins around a line like y = -1, y = 4 or x = 3, measuring every radius from that line.

Topic 8.12 · 7 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Calculus BC plan

In this lesson

  1. 01A radius is a distance to the axis
  2. 02Vertical axes mean slicing in y
  3. 03Checks that catch a wrong setup
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points
  6. 06On the exam

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