Volume of Revolution Worksheet

Disk and Washer Methods

(Integrate by hand and double check you work--also practice integrating)
b d b d
Disks: V = ò p r 2 dx or V = ò p r 2 dy Washers: V = ò p ( R 2 - r 2 ) dx or V = ò p ( R 2 - r 2 ) dy
a c a c

1. Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated by revolving the region bounded by y = 6, y = 0, x = 0,
and x = 4 about: (a) the x–axis and (b) y–axis

2. Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated by revolving the region bounded by y = x, y = 0, and x =
2 about: (a) the x–axis and (b) y–axis

3. Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated by revolving the region bounded by y = 1 - x 2 and y =
0 about the x–axis.

4. Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated by revolving the region bounded by y = x2 and y = 4
about the x–axis.

5. Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated by revolving the region bounded by y = 1 – x, y = 0, and
x = 0 about: (a) the x–axis, (b) the y–axis, and (c) the line y = –1.

6. Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated by revolving the region bounded by y = x, y = 0, and 2 <
x < 4 about: (a) the x–axis, (b) the y–axis, and (c) the line x = 4.

7. Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated by revolving the region bounded by y = x , y = 0, and x
= 4 about: (a) the x–axis, (b) the y–axis, (c) the line x = 4, and (d) the line x = 6.

8. Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated by revolving the region bounded by y = 2x2, y = 0, and x
= 2 about: (a) the y–axis, (b) the x–axis, and (c) the line y = 8

9. Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated by revolving the region bounded by y = x2 and
y = 4x – x2 about: (a) the x–axis and (b) the line y = 6.

10. Find the volume of the solid of revolution generated by revolving the region bounded by y = 6 – 2x – x2 and
y = x + 6 about: (a) the x–axis and (b) the line y = 3.

11. The region bounded by the parabola y = 4x – x2 and the x–axis is revolved about the x–axis. Find the volume
of the solid.