Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 6: Applications of Definite Integrals - Section 6.1 - Volumes Using Cross-Sections - Exercises 6.1 - Page 321: 10

Answer

$\dfrac{8}{3}$

Work Step by Step

We integrate the integral to calculate the volume as follows: $V= (2) \int_{-1}^{1} (2) (1-y^2) dy$ Now, $V= 2 [(y-\dfrac{y^3}{3})]_{-1}^{1}$ or, $= 2 [1-\dfrac{1}{3}-(-1) + (\dfrac{-1}{3})]$ or, $=\dfrac{8}{3}$
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