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    Finding the area of the surface from revolving around the x-axis

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    Given:
    y = -x^2 + 4x

    defined on the closed domain [0,4]

    a) sketch the graph

    b) Revolve the graph about the x-axis. Find the area of the surface obtained.

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    A surface aof revolution is calculated using integrals. The area of the surface from revolving around the x-axis is examined.

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