A linear function is a polynomial function of degree 1 (1,2,3,4,5,6,....) A quadratic function is a polynomial function of degree 2 (1,4,9,16,25,49,64,81,...) A exponential function is not a polynomial function (we may imagine a infinity degree) (1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,1024,...)
If you had a solid cylinder, in order to find the amount of material that makes up that solid cylinder, you would find the volume using the radius of 4 (half of the diameter 8). BUT we want to know the volume of the solid with the radius of 4 minus the solid that has a radius of 2.5 (half of the diameter 5).
That's volume outer - volume inner. To find the outer volume:
so
and
and do the same for the inner volume:
and
Subtract the inner from the outer:
If you need your answer in decimal form, then the volume is