Volume: Method of cylindrical shells   Lecture Video

Watch this animation to get an idea of cylindrical shells:

1. Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region bounded by the curves \( y=\sqrt{x},   x=2\) and \( y=0 \) about the y-axis.  solution

2.  Let R be the region bounded by the curves \(y=\sqrt[3]{x},   y=0\) and \( x=1\). Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region R about the y-axis.  solution

3. Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region bounded by the curves \( y=\sqrt{x},   y=2\) and \(x=0 \) about the x-axis.  solution

4. Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region bounded by the curves \( y=\sqrt{x},  x=4\) and \(y=0 \) about the the line \(y=-2\).  solution

5. Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the line \( x = 2\), the region bounded by \(y=x^4,   y=0\) and \( x=1\).   solution

6. Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the line \( x = -2\), the region bounded by \(y=x\) and \( y=x^2\).   solution

7. Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating about the line \( x = -1 \), the region bounded by \(y=2x^2-x^3\) and \( y=0\).   solution