Hi... again :p
I need to calculate the VOLUME of an elipse, but I have no idea how to do it... I assume it would require integration though.
The cross-sectional function for my elipse is:
$\displaystyle \sqrt{((1-(x-4)^2)/16)*9} ; 0<=x<=6$
and
$\displaystyle -\sqrt{((1-(x-4)^2)/16)*9} ; 0<=x<=6$
which gives:
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So as you can see, I'm trying to calculate the volume from 0 to 6 of this elipse.
I thought about calculating the volume of the full elipse, then find the proportion of volume i need, but that wouldnt work because it isnt a uniform shape... woudl it?
Thanks in advance.