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Calculus 2: Area of a surface of revolution

Find the surface area of the solid formed by revolving the curve y=4xx2y=\sqrt{4x-x^2} about the x-axis, where x ranges from 0.50.5 to 1.51.5.

Find the surface area of the solid formed by revolving the curve x=34yx = 3\sqrt{4 - y} about the y-axis, where yy ranges from 0 to 154\frac{15}{4}.

Calculate the surface area of a solid of revolution when rotating a given curve segment about the x-axis using the formula S=ab2πy1+(dydx)2dxS = \int_{a}^{b} 2\pi y \, \sqrt{1 + \left( \frac{dy}{dx} \right)^2} \, dx or S=cd2πy1+(dxdy)2dyS = \int_{c}^{d} 2\pi y \, \sqrt{1 + \left( \frac{dx}{dy} \right)^2} \, dy, depending on whether the curve is described as y(x)y(x) or x(y)x(y).

Given a function that forms a squiggly line, rotate it around the x-axis to form a three-dimensional shape. Find the surface area of this shape.

Find the surface area of the curve x3x^3 rotated around the x-axis from x=0x = 0 to x=1x = 1.

Find the surface area of revolution of the function f(x) = x^3 around the x-axis from x = 0 to x = 1.

Compute the surface area of a region of revolution, specifically Gabriel's horn for 1x\frac{1}{x}.