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In [[calculus]], solids are formed by rotating a curve around an axis and integrating to find the volume.  Typically the [[integration]] is of slices cut vertically to the axis of the rotation that formed the solid.  Those slices are then integrated from one end of the solid to the other.
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In [[calculus]], '''solids''' are formed by rotating a curve around an axis and integrating to find the volume.  Typically the [[integration]] is of slices cut vertically to the axis of the rotation that formed the solid.  Those slices are then integrated from one end of the solid to the other.
    
== Example ==
 
== Example ==
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Recall that:
 
Recall that:
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:<big><big><math>\int\sec^2{x}\,dx = \tan{x}</math></big></big>
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:<big><math>\int\sec^2{x}\,dx = \tan{x}</math></big>
    
and the solution to the overall integral is easy to obtain.
 
and the solution to the overall integral is easy to obtain.
 
[[category:mathematics]]
 
[[category:mathematics]]
 
[[category:calculus]]
 
[[category:calculus]]
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