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Eclair_de_XII
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Homework Statement
"[Find the volume of a] solid whose base is the region bounded by the curves (y = x2) and y = 2 - x2 and whose cross sections through the solid perpendicular to the x-axis are squares."
Homework Equations
A(f(x)) = f(x)2
V = ∫(A(f(x))dx
Image of problem: http://i.imgur.com/6FtsBzO.png
Answer (from back of book): V = 64/15.
The Attempt at a Solution
y = (2 - x2) - (x2) = 2 - 2x2
A(y) = (2 - 2x2)2 = 4x4 - 4x2 + 4
V = ∫A(f(x)) = (4/5)x5 - (4/3)x3 + 4x on [-1,1]
[(4/5) - (4/3) + 4] = [(12 - 20 + 60)/(15)] - [(-12 + 20 - 60)/(15)] = (104/15) ≠ (64/15)
I think I'm doing this right, but I'm not getting the right numbers. Could someone help me with this?