Because the radius=4-y=4-(4-x<sup>2</sup>)=x<sup>2</sup>
Since it is starting from the line y=4, we can see where y=0 it reaches all the way down to the x-axis and hence the radius is four, and when y=4 the radius is zero.
Hope that was helpful, if not I'm sure one of the smarter people could be of more assistance than little old me