How do you define and calculate the volumes of solids by the method of slicing? Give an example.

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Section10.7: Volumes Of Prisms And Cylinders
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How do you define and calculate the volumes of solids by the method of slicing? Give an example.

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How do you define and calculate the volumes of solids by the method of slicing

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The volume of a solid of a known integrable cross section area A(x) from x=a to x=b is the integral of A from a to b

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There are following steps that follow to find a volume by slicing

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