MIT opencourseware 18.01 Single variable calculus. Integration(Areas and Volumes). Recitation problem

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The question:

Find the volume of the solid generated by rotating the region bounded by y=0 and y=sqrt(x) around the line x=6.

My approach (1):

integrate w.r.t to y.

integrate limit from 0 to sqrt(6) of integrand pi*(y)^4 dy.

pi*(y^4) because radius would be y^2 and area would be pi*(y^4).

This gave the answer in decimal 55.4.

My approach(2):(USE SHELL METHOD) So radius would (6-x)

height would sqrt(x)

width would be dx

so integrate limit from o to 6 of integrand (2*pi)(6-x)(sqrt(x))dx

The answer you get in decimal 147.75.

2 completely different answers from the 2 valid methods in my view. Can anyone please explain where I went wrong. The second answer is the correct one.