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The problem shown in the image involves a curve and asks for a calculation involving the surface of revolution around the y-axis. The expression for \( x \) seems to be:

\[
x = -\frac{1}{3} y^{3/2} + \frac{1}{2} y^{1/2}
\]

and the bounds for \( y \) are \( 1 \leq y \leq 3 \).

This looks like a typical problem where the surface area or volume of revolution is sought, using formulas from calculus involving the method of solids of revolution (perhaps using the disk or shell method).

If this is about surface area around the y-axis, the formula is generally:

\[
S = 2 \pi \int_{y_1}^{y_2} x \sqrt{1 + \left( \frac{dx}{dy} \right)^2} \, dy
\]

The first step involves finding the derivative \( \frac{dx}{dy} \) of the given expression for \( x \):

\[
x = -\frac{1}{3} y^{3/2} + \frac{1}{2} y^{1/2}
\]

Now we can calculate:

1. Derivative \( \frac{dx}{dy} \)
2. Square of the derivative
3. Substitution into the formula for surface area (if that’s the aim)

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Here are 5 related questions:
1. How do we apply the method of shells for revolving curves around the y-axis?
2. How do you calculate the derivative of fractional powers like \( y^{3/2} \)?
3. What is the difference between the disk and shell methods for volume of revolution?
4. How does surface area differ from volume when revolving a curve around an axis?
5. What is the importance of bounds \( 1 \leq y \leq 3 \) in integral calculations?

**Tip:** Always double-check your derivatives when solving problems involving revolutions; errors in differentiation often propagate and make the final solution incorrect.

Calculate the surface of revolution for the curve x = -1/3 * y^(3/2) + 1/2 * y^(1/2) from 1 <= y <= 3 about the y-axis.

Learn how to calculate the surface area of revolution for the curve x = -1/3 * y^(3/2) + 1/2 * y^(1/2) between y = 1 and y = 3 about the y-axis. This problem involves integration and differentiation, suitable for university-level calculus.

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