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Pappus's centroid theorem

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Also known as Pappus–Guldinus theorem, Guldinus theorem, Pappus's theorem

theorem that, for a solid of revolution of a planar figure, the surface area equals the figure’s perimeter times the distance the perimeter’s centroid travels, and the volume equals the figure’s area times the distance the figure’s centroid travels