Shell's and Disk Washer's Methods

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Shell's Method


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A real life object that would involve shells method


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This is an image of a shape that could be done by shells method


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This animation shows how "shells" are used to determine the volume of a shape on the graph

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Disk Washers Method

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a metal washer resembling the shells method of finding volume


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This animation shows how disks or washers are formed to determine volumes

So what is the difference between disks and washers?
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