Washer Method
Washer Method
A technique for finding the volume of a
solid of revolution. The washer method is a generalized version
of the disk method. Both the washer and disk methods are specific
cases of volume
by parallel cross-sections.
![Graph showing washer method: Volume = integral from a to b of π([f(x)]²−[g(x)]²)dx, with y=f(x) outer curve, y=g(x) inner curve.](w_assets/w1.gif)
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