Area of Annulus by Rearrangement

The applet visualizes the formula: Area of Annulus = (Average Circumference)*(Thickness). This can be particularly useful for illustrating the volume of thin cylindrical shells in Integral Calculus. References: https://www.geogebra.org/m/AYUSaqEB and https://www.quora.com/Can-one-calculate-the-volume-of-a-torus-by-pretending-its-a-cylinder/answer/Job-Bouwman .

 

Eugene Yablonski

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
area  collection  geometry  integral-calculus 
Target Group (Age)
3 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
 
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