Pappus's Centroid Theorem states that the volume of a solid of revolution generated by rotating a plane figure around an external axis is equal to the product of the area of the figure and the distance traveled by its centroid during the rotation. This theorem provides a powerful method for calculating volumes and relates closely to both the shell method and the volumes of solids of revolution by emphasizing the importance of centroids in these calculations.
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