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AP Calculus BC›Unit 3: Integration and Accumulation›Applications of Integration

Volumes of Revolution

Spinning a region around an axis makes a solid. Use disks or washers with slices perpendicular to the axis, and measure each radius from the axis of rotation.

Disks and washersRotating about y = kKnown cross sections

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Unit 3: Integration and Accumulation

  • Riemann Sums
  • Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
  • u-Substitution
  • Integration by Parts
  • Partial Fractions
  • Area Between Curves
  • Volumes of Revolution

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Also called: disk method, washer method, cross sections