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I have calculated with Mathematica the integral:

$$\int_{-h/2}^{h/2}dz\int_{-R}^{R}dx\int_{-\sqrt{R^2-x^2}}^{\sqrt{R^2-x^2}}dy(x^2+z^2)$$

the result is: $$\dfrac{\pi}{12}h^3R^2+\dfrac{\pi}{4}hR^4$$

I am surprised about the $\pi$: where does it comes from?

mattiav27
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At some point you are integrating something like:

$$ \int_{-1}^{1}\sqrt{1-x^2}dx $$

The graph of the function $f(x)=\sqrt{1-x^2}$ looks like this:

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So you are trying to integrate (find the area) of half the circle. Of course, you would expect $\pi$.

Vasily Mitch
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