To find the volume of the solid formed by rotating the region bounded by the curves $y = -x^2 + 8x - 15$ and $y = 0$ about the x-axis, we will use the disk method. The disk method involves integrating the area of circular disks whose radius is given by the function $y = f(x)$ over the interval of interest.

Step 1: Determine the points of intersection

First, let's find the points where the curve intersects the x-axis, i.e., where $y = 0$.

Set the equation equal to zero:

$-x^2 + 8x - 15 = 0$

Solve this quadratic equation. We can use the quadratic formula:

$x = \frac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$ where $a = -1$, $b = 8$, and $c = -15$. Substituting these values:

$x = \frac{-8 \pm \sqrt{8^2 - 4(-1)(-15)}}{2(-1)}$ $x = \frac{-8 \pm \sqrt{64 - 60}}{-2}$ $x = \frac{-8 \pm \sqrt{4}}{-2}$ $x = \frac{-8 \pm 2}{-2}$

So, the two solutions are:

$x = \frac{-8 + 2}{-2} = 3 \quad \text{and} \quad x = \frac{-8 - 2}{-2} = 5$

Thus, the points of intersection are at $x = 3$ and $x = 5$.

Step 2: Set up the volume integral

The formula for the volume using the disk method is:

$V = \pi \int_{a}^{b} \left[ f(x) \right]^2 \, dx$

In this case, $f(x) = -x^2 + 8x - 15$, and the limits of integration are from $x = 3$ to $x = 5$. So, the volume integral becomes:

$V = \pi \int_{3}^{5} \left( -x^2 + 8x - 15 \right)^2 \, dx$

Step 3: Simplify and compute the integral

First, expand $\left( -x^2 + 8x - 15 \right)^2$:

$\left( -x^2 + 8x - 15 \right)^2 = (x^2 - 8x + 15)^2$ $= (x^2)^2 - 2(x^2)(8x) + 2(x^2)(15) + (8x)^2 - 2(8x)(15) + 15^2$ $= x^4 - 16x^3 + 106x^2 - 240x + 225$

Now, integrate the expanded polynomial:

$V = \pi \int_{3}^{5} (x^4 - 16x^3 + 106x^2 - 240x + 225) \, dx$

Integrating term by term:

$\int x^4 \, dx = \frac{x^5}{5}, \quad \int x^3 \, dx = \frac{x^4}{4}, \quad \int x^2 \, dx = \frac{x^3}{3}, \quad \int x \, dx = \frac{x^2}{2}, \quad \int 1 \, dx = x$

Thus:

$V = \pi \left[ \frac{x^5}{5} - 4x^4 + \frac{106x^3}{3} - 120x^2 + 225x \right]_{3}^{5}$

Step 4: Evaluate the integral at the limits

Now evaluate the integral at $x = 5$ and $x = 3$:

At $x = 5$:

$V = \pi \left[ \frac{5^5}{5} - 4(5^4) + \frac{106(5^3)}{3} - 120(5^2) + 225(5) \right]$

At $x = 3$:

$V = \pi \left[ \frac{3^5}{5} - 4(3^4) + \frac{106(3^3)}{3} - 120(3^2) + 225(3) \right]$

Subtract the values to find the volume.

Final Answer

The result of the above subtraction will give you the volume of the solid formed by rotating the given region about the x-axis.

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