# Struggling to determine the bounds for this volume by integration problem

I have $$y=|x|+1, 2x+3y=6\text{ about }x=-20.$$

I need to set up an integral (but not evaluate it) that will give the volume of the solid when the region enclosed by those curves is revolved about the given line. I have to use either the shell or washer's method.

I have been trying to use the shell method (I think) but I am having trouble setting up the integral. How do I figure out the bounds for it? I'm not sure how I get the numbers for "top" and "bottom" either. I solved for y in the $2x+3y=6$ equation and got $y=-(2/3)x+2$ but how do I know where that belongs in the integral?

Thank you for any help

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Hint: If you plot the two curves, they form a triangle. This is the area that you are revolving, so find the coordinates of the three corners of the triangle. If you use cylindrical shells, the minimum $y$ value is the start of your integration and the maximum $y$ is the end. Then for a given $y$ in that range, you need to find the minimum $x$ and maximum $x$. The minimum will always be along $y=1-x$ (why?) but the maximum will shift from one line to the other part way along, so you probably want to split the integral there.
Whatever the suggested methods, the simplest way to find this volume $V$ is to use Guldin's rule: $V$ is equal to the area $A$ of the given triangle $\Delta$ times the circumference of the circle described by the centre of gravity $S$ of $\Delta$. The vertices of $\Delta$ being $(0,1)$, $({3\over5}, {8\over5})$ and $(-3,4)$ we get $A={9\over5}$ and $S=(-{4\over5},{11\over5})$. This implies $$V= {9\over5} \cdot 2\pi (-{4\over5}+20) ={1728\over25}\ \pi\ .$$