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: 11

Answer

$10$

Work Step by Step

Area $=(1/2) bh=(1/2) \times (4/5) (5-x) \cdot (3/5) (5-x)$ We integrate the integral to calculate the volume as follows: $V= \int_{0}^{5} (\dfrac{6}{25}) (5-x)^2 dx$ Now, $V= (-\dfrac{2}{25})(5-x)^3]_{0}^{5}$ or, $= (-\dfrac{2}{25}) (0-125)$ or, $=10$
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