The volume generated by rotating the ellipse over the -axis can be written as . Find the value of .
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The volume can be written as two times the volume of a half (for positive values of x ). This means that the volume equals the sum of all cylinders with height d x and base π ⋅ y 2 ( x ) . So the volume becomes: V = 2 ∫ 0 4 π ⋅ 9 ( 1 − 1 6 x 2 ) d x = 1 8 π ∫ 0 4 ( 1 − 1 6 x 2 ) d x V = 1 8 π ⋅ 4 − 1 8 π ⋅ 1 6 1 ⋅ 3 4 3 = 4 8 π