Question

The base of a solid in the region bounded by the two parabolas y^2=8x and x^2=8y. Cross sections of the solid perpendicular to the x-axis are semicircles. What is the volume of the solid?

Answer 1

How far did you get ?

Answer 2

Do you know what to do first?

Answer 3

I dont understand it

Answer 4

No i do not know how to start

Answer 5

the volume ?

Answer 6

they say the "base" is defined by the two curves.
that means the "floor" of the object looks like this