Let
a > 0.
Consider the volume obtained by revolving the graph of
y = e−ax
about the
x-axis on larger and larger intervals of the form
[0, M]. Sketch a representative picture.
(a) Find the volume for a fixed
a and
M.
units
3
(b) What happens as
M → ∞
for fixed
a > 0?
The volume approaches
units
3.
What does this seem to imply?
(c) What happens as
a → 0 for fixed
M?
The volume approaches
units
3.
What situation does this represent?