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The area under a curve is usually between two limits. These can be along the x-axis or the y-axis.Area included between two curves is calculated by subtraction.Curve sketching is an important part of forming a solution, so that the problem is thoroughly understood.

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Areas Under Curves, Integration From A-Level Maths Tutor

The area under a curve is usually between two limits. These can be along the x-axis or the y-axis.Area included between two curves is calculated by subtraction.Curve sketching is an important part of forming a solution, so that the problem is thoroughly understood.

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Integration Pure Maths topic notes

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Integration: Area under a curve

Area under a curve related to different axes

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Example #1

Find the area 'A' enclosed by the x-axis, x=2, x=4 and the graph of y=x3/10.

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Positive and negative area

note: This expression calculates the absolute area between the curve the vertical lines at
'a' and 'b' and the x-axis. It takes no account of sign. If sign were an issue then the two
integrals on the first line would be added and not subtracted.

Unless told differently, assume that the absolute area is required.

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Example #1

Find the area 'A' enclosed by the x-axis, x=1, x=8 and the graph of y=2sin[(x+3)/2].

The curve crosses the x-axis at y=0.

Therefore 2sin[(x+3)/2]=0

Sine is zero when the angle is 0,180 or 360 deg.

(zero, pi and 2 pi)

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Integration Pure Maths topic notes

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Area bounded by two curves

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Example

To 3 d.p. calculate the area 'A' included between the curves y=x2/2 and y=(0.75)x

first find the x value where the curves cross

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Integration Pure Maths topic notes

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The area 'A' is the difference between the area under the straight line and the area under
the parabola, from x=0 to x=3.5 .

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