The disk method is a strategy used in calculus to find volumes of solids of revolution. In this method, the solid is visualized as being made up of circular disks stacked against each other, similar to pancakes.For this problem, since the cross-sectional areas are circles (diski) with varying radii as we move along the y-axis, it is apt to employ the disk method.
- The volume \( V \) of one disk is calculated using \( \pi [r(y)]^2 \) multiplied by the disk's height, \( dy \).
- The height \( dy \) represents an infinitesimally small thickness.
- All disks from the first slice at \( y=0 \) to the last at \( y=2 \) are then integrated to find the solid’s total volume.
This method is particularly useful when dealing with solids of rotation around an axis, as in this scenario, where the diameter of the disks is modeled by the equation of a parabola.