Worked solution
Rotate a below-axis region through a full turn
Find the value of the volume of the solid generated by rotating the region bounded by and the x-axis through four right angles about the x-axis.
CJC · Lecture · Example 14
Sketch and identify the bounded region
Factor . The bounded region lies between and , below the x-axis. Four right angles mean radians, a full turn. The source callout says to sketch first; the Teacher shades this exact region.
Square the radius
The radius is the distance to the axis, , so its square is . Therefore .
Evaluate the volume
The Teacher gives cubic units to three significant figures. Independently, expanding gives , agreeing with the source decimal.
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Common mistakes
Do not negate the volume because the region is below the axis, and do not multiply by 4 again: four right angles are one full turn.