Calculus 1 : How to find area of a region

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Example Question #81 : Area

What is the area of the region created by the function and the given bounds  and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Set up your integral using the given bounds, then solve.

Remember the rules of trigonometric functions,

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Therefore our equation becomes,

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Example Question #4074 : Calculus

What is the area of the region created by the bounds   and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Set up your integral using the given bounds, then solve by using the power rule

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Example Question #4075 : Calculus

What is the area of the region created by the function  and the -axis?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, graph the two functions in order to identify the boundaries of the region. You will find that they are .

Therefore, when you set up your integral, it will be from  to .

Then solve the integral by using the power rule

Example Question #4076 : Calculus

What is the area of the region created by  and the bounds  and ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Set up your integral using the given bounds, then solve by using the power rule

Example Question #4077 : Calculus

Find the area created by  with the boudaries  and .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Set up your integral using the given bounds, then solve by using the power rule

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Example Question #4078 : Calculus

Find the area of the region encompassed by the curves  and , and the y-axis.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

For this problem, we must first find the upper bound of the region, the x-value where the two curves intersect:

This equation holds for the value of 

Therefore the lower and upper bounds are . The lower bound is known since we're told the region is bounded by the y-axis.

The area of the region is thus:

Example Question #4079 : Calculus

What is the area of  on the interval ?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

We slice the region into  thin vertical strips of thickness  and height  and then sum up all  strips, each of area .

This gives us an approximate expression for the area:

  where  and  .

 

We take the limit as the number of slices approaches infinity over this interval and we get the definite integral:

Example Question #4080 : Calculus

Find the area under the curve  in the region bounded by the -axis, the lower bound  and the upper bound 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the area under the curve

Integrate it from the specified bounds:

Example Question #81 : How To Find Area Of A Region

Find the area enclosed by the lines, and the x-axis.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first step is determine the lower and upper x-values that define the area. There is a lower bound of zero that marks the transition for f(x) to move into negative y-values; however, g(x) is well into the negative at this point, so it'll be necessary to find a lower bound where it first begins to become negative. This will occur for a value of five:

 

This allows the creation of an initial integral:

 

Another upper bound can be found by determining the point where the two functions intersect:

Now, integrate the difference of these functions over these final bounds:

The full area is now the sum of these two:

Example Question #82 : How To Find Area Of A Region

Find the area under the curve drawn by the function  on the interval of  to .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to find the area under  on the interval of  to , you must evaluate the definite integral

 

First, antidifferentiate the function.

Then, substitute values for .

Finally, evaluate in terms of 

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