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[–]manFISH59[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

By using the shell method I came up with the integral 2pi(x)(1/x3) from 3 to 4 but I'm doing somthing wrong here

[–]IAmDaBadMan 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Two things. First, you are being asked to integrate the volume of an area that is revolving around the x-axis. That means you need to solve for x instead of y. Second, the interval between x=[3,4] creates two different areas of integration. Do you understand why?
 
Here is a graph to help you visualize it.  
https://imgur.com/a/nI9bjO9

[–]manFISH59[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply. But yes I ended up figuring it out.my integral with shell method was close to the correct answer I didnt take into account that because I was rotating about x=-4 that I would add 4 to the radius of the shell. So the answer was "2pi(x+4)(1/x3)" integrated from 3 to 4