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Gabriel’s horn

Evangelista Torricelli, 1643

Spin y = 1/x, for x ≥ 1, around the x-axis. The horn holds a finite volume, exactly π, while its surface area is infinite, so a finite amount of paint would fill it and no amount would coat its inside. The model stops at x = 7.

V = π, A = ∞

On mathcurve.com as Trompette de Gabriel

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