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Approximating the volume of a solid of revolution – the frustum rule

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2022

Paul Belcher*
Affiliation:
49 Main Road, Ogmore-by-sea, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan CF32 0PL e-mail: [email protected]

Extract

This Article will find formulae for approximating the volume of a solid of revolution, analogous with the Trapezium rule and Simpson's rule [1] for approximating an area. It will also consider the order of these approximations.

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© The Authors, 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mathematical Association

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