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APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION
APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION
6.1
Areas Between Curves
f ( x) g ( x)
b
dx
a
AREAS BETWEEN CURVES Example 1
A e x dx e 12 x
1
x x 2 1
0 0
1
e 1 e 1.5
2
AREAS BETWEEN CURVES
n a
yT yB dx
i 1
Thus, 2x(x - 1) = 0, so x = 0 or 1.
and y x x.
4
AREAS BETWEEN CURVES Example 3
x 1
2
If greater accuracy
is required,
we could use
Newton’s method
or a rootfinder—if
available on our
graphing device.
AREAS BETWEEN CURVES Example 3
x 1
0
To integrate the first term, we use
the substitution u = x2 + 1.
Then, du = 2x dx, and when x = 1.18,
we have u ≈ 2.39
AREAS BETWEEN CURVES Example 3
Therefore,
du
x x dx
2.39 1.18
A
1 4
2 1
u 0
1.18
2.39 x5
x 2
u
1
5 2 0
5 2
(1.18) (1.18)
2.39 1
5 2
0.785
AREAS BETWEEN CURVES Example 4
4(93)
372 ft
AREAS BETWEEN CURVES
Since
f ( x) g ( x) when f ( x) g ( x)
f ( x) g ( x)
g ( x) f ( x) when g ( x) f ( x)
b
A f ( x) g ( x) dx
a
1 1 1 1
0 1 0 1
2 2 2 2
2 2 2
AREAS BETWEEN CURVES Example 5
xR y 1
AREAS BETWEEN CURVES Example 6
y 1 2 y 3 dy
4
1 2
2
y y 4 dy
4
1
2
2
2
4
1 y 3
y 2
4 y
2 3 2 2
16 (64) 8 16 34 2 8 18
AREAS BETWEEN CURVES