Given `y=sqrt(x)` ,and to find the volume of the solid of rotation about x-axis,
So, this can be solved using the shell method. And is as follows,
`y=sqrt(x)`
=>`x=y^2`
and the `0<=y<=1` these are the limits of y
now in the shell method the volume is given as ,
`V= 2*pi int _c ^d p(y)h(y) dy`
here p(y) is the average radius about x axis =y
and h(y) is the function of height`=y^2` and c=0 and d=1 as the range of y
so, the volume is:
`V=2*pi int _c ^d p(y)h(y) dy`
=`2*pi int _0 ^1 (y)(y^2) dy`
=`2*pi int _0 ^1 (y^3) dy`
=`2*pi [y^4/4] _0 ^1`
`=2*pi[[1/4]-[0]]`
=`pi/2`
is the volume
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