Find the volume of the region of points that satisfy the inequality above.
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For a fixed − 1 ≤ z ≤ 1 , the cross section is an annulus bounded by concentric circles with radii 3 ± 1 − z 2 . The area of this annulus is 1 2 π 1 − z 2 . Thus the volume of the solid region is V = ∫ − 1 1 1 2 π 1 − z 2 d z = 1 2 π × 2 π = 6 π 2 . The answer is 6 .