Solids of revolution: the disk method (x-axis)

This interactive figure illustrates creating solids of revolution using the disk method. Slide the slider in the window on the left to see three different functions. Drag point [i]A[/i] to see how the size of the disk changes. Drag the window on the right to explore the solid of revolution.
[i]Developed for use with Thomas' Calculus, published by Pearson.[/i]

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