Step 1: To compute the surface area of revolution about the x-axis, we need to use the formula:
\[S = 2\pi \int_{a}^{b} y \sqrt{1 + \left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2} dx\]
where \(y\) is the function, \(\frac{dy}{dx}\) is the derivative of \(y\) with respect to \(x\),
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