How to use the Disk Method to find the volume of a solid that is obtained by rotating an appropriate plane region about a line.
, if the axis of rotation is the x-axis.
, if the axis of rotation is the y-axis.Professionals, like architects, Pharmaceutical companies , and engineers often need to calculate the volume of objects. Here are some examples.
Lathes are machines that are used to fabricate a diverse set of objects that have circular cross sections ranging from a piece of jewelry by craftsmen to a gun barrel or bullets by military engineers. Sometimes the volume of an object needs to be known before it can be shaped by the lathe. For instance, when designing a bullet that can fit into a certain size of the gun barrel we need to know its specific volume.
Pharmaceutical companies can determine the volume of each pill to find out the correct dosage and also the number of pills a bottle can hold based on its volume.
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