The Parametric equations are
,
and
.
Definition of the surface area:
\If the curve given by the parametric equations
and
,
is rotated about
-axis, then the area of the resulting surface is given by
.
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Observe the graph,
\Surface area of the parametric curves is
sq units.
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Observe the graph,
\Surface area of the parametric curves is
sq units.