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CalculusSuperchallengeApplications of Integration

Applications of Integration · Superchallenge problem

A solid extends from x=0x=0 to x=hx=h. Its cross-section perpendicular to the xx-axis at position xx is an ellipse with semi-axes xx and h−xh-x (so the ellipse degenerates to a point at both ends). For what value of h>0h>0 is the solid's volume exactly 36π36\pi?