What values of p have the following property: The area of the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the curve y = x^-p, the y-axis, the line x = 1, and the interval [0, 1] on the x-axis is infinite but the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region about one of the coordinate axes is finite.

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Section9.3: Cylinders And Cones
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What values of p have the following property: The area of the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the curve y = x^-p, the y-axis, the line x = 1, and the interval [0, 1] on the x-axis is infinite but the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region about one of the coordinate axes is finite.

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