In Figure 7.

15, note that you can determine the variable of integration by placing a representative
rectangle in the plane region “perpendicular” to the axis of revolution. When the width of the rectangle
is Δx, integrate with respect to x, and when the width of the rectangle is Δy, integrate with respect to y.

WASHER METHOD
EXAMPLES
1. Rotate the region bounded by y= √ x , y=3 , and the y-axis about the y-axis.

2. Rotate the region bounded by y=7−x 2, x=−2, x=2, and the x-axis about the x-axis.

3. Rotate the region bounded by y=x , y=3 , and x=0 about y=4 .
4. Rotate the region bounded by y=x 2 +1 and y=−x+3 about the x-axis.
5. Rotate the region bounded by y=2 x 2 and y=x 3 about the x-axis.