To find the surface area of the solid formed by rotating a parametric curve $(x(t), y(t))$ about the x-axis, we use the following formula for surface area:

$SA = 2\pi \int_{a}^{b} y(t) \sqrt{\left(\frac{dx}{dt}\right)^2 + \left(\frac{dy}{dt}\right)^2} \, dt$

Given:

• $x(t) = 2t^3$
• $y(t) = 3t$
• $0 \leq t \leq 3$

Step 1: Compute the derivatives

• $\frac{dx}{dt} = \frac{d}{dt} (2t^3) = 6t^2$
• $\frac{dy}{dt} = \frac{d}{dt} (3t) = 3$

Step 2: Set up the surface area formula

Now we plug these values into the surface area formula:

$SA = 2\pi \int_0^3 3t \sqrt{(6t^2)^2 + (3)^2} \, dt$

$SA = 2\pi \int_0^3 3t \sqrt{36t^4 + 9} \, dt$

$SA = 6\pi \int_0^3 t \sqrt{36t^4 + 9} \, dt$

Step 3: Solve the integral

To evaluate this integral, let’s make a substitution.

Let $u = 36t^4 + 9$, so that $du = 144t^3 \, dt$. This substitution simplifies the integral, and solving it will give us the exact surface area.

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