APPLICATION OF INTEGRALS

Single Type
1. If An is the area bounded by y = x and y = xn, n N, then
A2 . A3 ........ An =
(A) n(n1 1) (B) 2 n(1n  1) n

1 1
(C) 2 n 1
n ( n  1)
(D) 2 n 2
n (n  1)

Ans: (D)
y

x
0 1
1 1
 x 2 x n 1  1 1 n 1
An =  (x  x n
) dx =    = 
2 n 1
= 2(n  1)
0
 2 n  1  0

1  1 2 3 n 1  1
Thus A2 . A3 . A4 ..... An =  . . ... 
2 n 1  3 4 5 n  1 
= 2 n  2.n (n  1)

2. Area bounded by y = –x2 + 6x – 5, y = –x2 + 4x –3 and y =

3x – 15, for x > 1, is (in sq. units)
(A) 73 (B) 13/6
(C) 73/6 (D) None of these
Ans: (C)

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 y

y = –x2+4x–3
y = –x2+6x–5

(1,0) (3,0) (5,0)

(4,–3)

4 5
A = {(x 2
 6x  5)  ( x 2  4x  3)}dx + {(x 2
 6x  5)  (3x  15)}dx
1 4

73
A= 6

16 – x 2
3. The area of the region bounded by the curve y = 4
and y
= sec–1[–sin2x] (where [.] denotes the greatest integer
function) is -
(A) 13 (4 – )3/2 (B) 8(4 – )3/2
(C) 8
3
(4 – )3/2 (D) 8
3
(4 – )1/2
Ans: (C)
0 sin2x 1
(0, 4)

y=

(4, 0)
(–4, 0)

 – 1 – sin2x  0
[– sin2x] = 0 or – 1
But sec–1(0) is nto defined
Hence, y = sec–1[– sin2x] = sec–1(–1) = 

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 Now,  = 16 – x 2
4

 x2 = 16 – 4 = 4(4 – )
 x = ± 2 4–
2 4–
 16 – x 2 
The required area = 
 4
–  dx

= 8
3
(4 – )3/2.
–2 4–  

4. The area made by curve f(x) = [x] + x  [x] and x axis when
0  x  n (n  N) is equal to {where [x] is greatest integer
function}
(A) 23n  n (n2 1) (B) n3  n(n2 1)
2n n (n  1) n n ( n  1)
(C) 3

2
(D) 3

2

Ans: (C)
Curve

A3
A4

O A1 1 A2 2 3 4 n

Area 0 x < 1 01 x dx

Area 1 x < 2 01 x dx + 1 × 1
(Area of A1 A2 A3 A4)
Area 2  x < 3 01 x dx + 2 × 1
Area n – 1 x < n 01 x dx + (n – 1) × 1
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 So, total area = n 01 x dx + [1 + 2 + 3 +..........+ (n – 1)]
= 23n  n(n2 1)

5. The area bounded by the curves y = logex, y = loge|x|, y =

|loge x| and y = |loge |x|| is
(A) 5 sq. units (B) 2 sq. units
(C) 4 sq. units (D) None
Ans: (C)
y = loge x y = loge |x|
y y

x x
(1, 0) (–1, 0) (1, 0)

y = |loge x| y = |loge |x||

y
y

x x
(1, 0) (–1, 0) (1, 0)

So area bounded by four curve

|loge |x|| |loge x|

(–1, 0) (1, 0)

(loge |x|) (loge x)

Apply L'Hospital rule

lim (x log x – x)
x 0

 
 log x  1 
lim
x 0

 1


(/)
 
 x 
1/ x
lim = lim (–x)= 0
x 0  1/ x 2 x 0

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 So area 4 01(log e x)dx = 4 x log x  x 10

=4 1  lim ( x log x  x )
x 0
= 4 |1 – 0| = 4 sq. units.

16  x 2
6. The area of the region bounded by the curve y = 4
and
y = sec–1 [– sin2 x] (where [.] denotes the greatest integer
function) -
(A) 13 (4 – )3/2 (B) 8(4 – )3/2
(C) 83 (4 – )3/2 (D) 83 (4 – )1/2
Ans: (C)
0 sin2x  1
– 1 – sin2 x  0
 [– sin2 x] = 0 or – 1
(0, 4)

y=

(–4, 0) (0, 4)

Let sec–1 is not defined

Hence, y = sec–1 [– sin2 x] = sec–1 (–1) = 
Now, = 16  x 2
4

 x2 = 16 – 4 = 4(4 – )
 x = ± 2 4
2 4 
The required area =   16  x 2

 4  

dx 

8
3
(4 – )3/2
2 4   

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7. Area between y = |cos–1(sin x)| – |sin–1(cos x)| and x-axis,
where x   32 ,2 is -
 

 2
(A) 2
(B) 2
2 
(C) 4
(D) 4

Ans: (C)
r = |cos–1 (sinx)| – |sin–1(cosx)|
= |cos–1 cos  2 – x  | – |sin–1 sin  2  x  | = 5
2
–x – x–
3
2
=4 –2x
2
 desired are a =  (4 – 2x)dx = 2
4
3 / 2

x2 y2
8. AOB is the positive quadrant of ellipse a2
+ b2
= 1 ; where
OA = a, OB = b. Area between arc AB and chord AB of
ellipse is
(A) ab (B) (– 2) ab
(C) ( 2– 2) ab (D) ( 4– 2) ab 
Ans: (D)
Y

O A X


Area = 4
ab – 1
2
ab

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9. The smaller area enclosed by y = f(x), when f(x) is
1/ x
 f (x) 
polynomial of least degree satisfying lim 1  3 
x 0 
= e and the
 x 

circle x2 + y2 = 2 above the x axis is

(A) 2 (B) 53
 3  3
(C) 
2 5
(D) 
2 5

Ans: (C)
1/ x
 f (x)  f (x)
lim 1  3 
x 0 
exists so lim =0
 x  x 0 x3

It means f(x) = a4x4 + a5 x5 +……..+ anxn ,

an 0 n  4
f(x) is of least degree f(x) = a4x4
1/ x
 f (x) 
lim 1  3 
x 0 
= e, a4 = 1, f(x) = x4
 x 

The graph of y = x4 and x2 + y2 = 2

y

–x x

–y

Area = 2   2  x 2  x 4  –
1 3
0 
dx = 2 5

10. Area of region bounded by [x]2 = [y]2 if x  [1, 5] where [.]

represents the greatest integer function, is -
(A) 10 sq. units (B) 8 sq. units
(C) 6 sq. units (D) 5 sq. units
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Ans: (B)
If 1 x < 2 [x] = 1  [y] = ± 1
y  [–1, 0)  [1, 2)
If 2 x < 3 [x] = 2  [y] = ± 2
y  [–2, – 1)  [2, 3)
If 3  x < 4  [x] = 3  [y] = ± 3
y  [–3, –2)  [3, 4)
If 4  x < 5 [x] = 4 [y] = ± 4
y  [– 4, – 3), [4, 5)
y
5
4
3
2
1
0 x
1 2 3 4 5
–1
–2
–3
–4

From figure required area consist of eight squares each of

area unity required area = 8 sq. unit.

Multiple Correct Type

11. Area enclosed between the curves
| y | = 1 – x2 and x2 + y2 = 1 is
(A) enclosed area is symmetric with respect to coordinate
axis

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 (B)  – 8
3
sq. unit
(C) 2 – 8
3
sq. unit
(D) enclosed area is symmetric about y = 2 line
Ans: (A, B)
Graph
(0, 1)

x2 + y2 = 1
(1, 0)
(–1, 0) (0, 0)
| y | = 1 – x2

(0, –1)

Area = Area of circle – 4  01(1  x 2 ) dx 

 

=  – 4  01(1  x 2 ) dx 
 

=– 8
3

12. Area enclosed between the curves y2 = x and x2 = y is equal

to -
1
(A) 2 (x – x ) dx
0
2

(B) 1/3
(C) area of region {(x, y) : x2 y |x|}
(D) 2/3
Ans: (A, B, C)

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 Y (1, 1)

X
(0, 0)

1
A = (
0
x – x2) dx

13. The area bounded by curves y = x3 ; y = (x)1/3

(A) lies in first quadrant (B) lies is third quadrant
(C) is equal to + 1 unit2 (D) is equal to 4 unit2
Ans: (A, B, C)
y = x3, y = x1/3 is mirror image about y = x line
y
y = x3
y=x
y = x1/3
(1,1)

1 1 
Area = 4  2 11 
  0
x 3 dx 


  4 
1
= 4 1  x  
2  4  
   0 

1 1 1
=4 2  4
 
= 4× 4
=+1

14. Area bounded by y = x – x2 and line y = mx is equal to 9/2.

Then possible values of ‘m’ are
(A) – 4 (B) – 2
(C) 2 (D) 4
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Ans: (B, D)
Y y = x–x2
y = mx

2 3
15. Let A1 =  | y | dx & A2 =  y dx . If the ratio in which x-axis
1 2

divides the area bounded by x-axis and the curve y = (x –

1) (x – 2) (x – 3) in two parts is ab then -
(A) a = |A1| (B) b = |A2|
(C) a = A1 (D) b = A2
Ans: (A, B, C)
Since y > 0 for x  (1, 2) & y < 0 for x (2, 3)

1 2 3

So A1 > 0 A2 < 0 So a = A1 = |A1| & b = |A2|

16. If Ai is the area bounded by |x –ai| + |y| = bi, i  N, where ai

3 b
+1= ai + bi and bi + 1 = , a1 = 0, b1= 32, then:
i
2 2

(A) A3 = 128 (B)A3 = 256

n n
(C) lim  A = 83 (32)2
n 
i (D) lim  A
n 
i 
4
3
(16)2
i 1 i 1

Ans: (A, C)
b1
a1 = 0, b1 = 32, a2 = a1 + 32 b1 = 48, b2 = 2
= 16

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 a3 = 48 + 32 × 16 = 72, b3 = 16
2
=8
y

x O • • • • 80 x
32 48 72

y

So the three loops from i = 1 to i = 3 are alike

Now area of ith loop (square) = 12 (diagonal)2
Ai = 12 (2bi)2 = 2(bi)2
A i 1 2( b i 1 ) 2 1
So, Ai
= 2( b i ) 2
= 4

So the area form a G.P. series

So, the sum of the G.P. upto infinite terms = A1 1
1 r
= 2(32)2
× 1
1
= 83 (32)2 units2
1
4

17. The curve y  a x  bx passes through the point (1,2)and the

area enclosed by the curve, the x-axis and the line x = 4 is
8 sq. units. Then
(A) a + 2b = 1 (B) 2a + b = 1
(C) a = -1, b = 3 (D) a = 3, b = -1
Ans: (A, D)
a + b = 2 and   a 
4
x  bx dx  8 implies 2a + 3b = 3. Solving a =
0

3 and b = -1

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18. A complex number z satisfies the equation | z  9 |  | z 2 2
| 41

then the true statements, among the following are

(A) z  3  z  3  10 (B) z  3  z  3  8
(C) Maximum value z is 5 (D) Maximum value z is 6
Ans: (A, C)
Z2  9  Z2  41  Z  3  Z  3  10

19. If A , A , A be the area of the regions as shown in figure

1 2 3

given below, then which of the following options is/are true

?
y

y = ee y = ex
.. . . . .. . .. .. . . . .
.. . .
. . . A . . . y =lnx
. . . .1 . .. . .
. . . .. .
. . .. A2
x
xx x=e
. . x xx x
x x A3 x
xx x xx
x
0

(A) A2 =  ee -2  SQ.units (B) A2 : A3   ee -2  SQ.units

(C) A1 -A2  ee  e  2   3 SQ.units (D) A 2 >A1 >A3

Ans: (A, B, C)
ee
A 1  ln ydy   y ln y  y 1   ee .e  ee  1
ee
sq. units
1
e
A 3   ln xdx   x ln x  x1   e  e    0  1  1. sq. unit
e

So, A 2  ee .e  ee .e  ee  1  1   ee  2 sq .units

A1  A 2  ee .e  ee  1  ee  2  ee .e  2.ee  3  ee  e  2   3

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 Clearly A1  A 2  A 3

20. Area bounded by curve y2 = x and x = 4 is divided into 4

equal parts by the lines x = a and y = b then.
8
(A) Area of each part = (B) b = 0
3

(C) a 2 (D) a  16

1/ 3

Ans: (A, B, C)
4
32
Total area = 2 x dx 
0
3

b A1 A3

O
A2 4
A4

Area of each part = 8/3

   b  
4 4
8
A3  A4   x  b dx  x dx  b0
a a
3
4
8

a
x dx 
3
 a3  16

Numeric Type
21. Area bounded between maxima and minima of function y =
x3 – 3x + 4 with curve and X-axis is A. Find number of
even divisors of 3A.
Ans: (6)

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 dy
dx
= 0 3x2 – 3 = 0 or x = ± 1
x = ± 1 is point of extremum
Y

X
–1 O 1

1 1 1
Area =  | x 3
 3x  4 | dx =  (x 3
 3x  4) dx =  4 dx = 8 Þ 3A = 24 =
1 1 1

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22. Area bounded by curves y = n x and y = (n x)2 is of form

x2 4
(a – b) sq. units. Find Lim
x a x2
.
Ans: (5)
y = n x and y = (n x)2 intersect at x = 1, x = e
e
A =  {(n x) – (n x)2} dx
1

23. Area bounded by y = x2 – 3 and y = kx + 2 is least for some

value of 'k'. Find the value of k +7
Ans: (7)
A =  (x – 3 – kx – 2) dx where ,  are roots of equation x2 – kx –



2

5=0


=  x 3 kx 2

 3 –
2
– 5



= 1
3
(3 – 3) 
k
2
[2 – 2] –5 ( – )
 

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24. Two circle of radii 'a' and 'b' touching externally are
1
inscribed in area bounded by y = 1 x 2 and x axis. If b = 2

and a = k1 , then k is........

Ans: (4)
C2 C1 y = 1 x 2

A N C M B
(0,0)

AC = BC = 1
Let r1 = a, r2 = b
Now CC1 = 1 – a, C1M = a
 CM = (1  a)2  a 2 = 1 2a
CC2 = 1 – b, C2N = b  CN = 1 2b

Coordinate of C1 ( 1 2a , a)
Coordinate of C2 ( 1 2b , b)
= (0, 1/2)
Use C1C2 = r1 + r2
2
 1
1  2a   a   =a+b
 2

2
 1 1
1  2a   a   =a+
 2 2

 a
1
4

n x
25. Area between the curve y = exn x and y = ex
is found to
be of type e2  5
e
sq. units. Evaluate .

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Ans: (4)
y = ex nx and y = nx
ex
solve them to get
x = 0, x = 1
A =   exnx  ex nx dx
1

26. Area determined by two branches of curve (y – x)2 = x3 and

straight line x = 1 is   1 . Evaluate 
Ans: (4)
Two branches are y – x = x3/2 and y – x = –x3/2
Y
y = x+x3/2

X
O x =1
y = x–x3/2

1
A =  [(x + x3/2) – (x – x3/2)] dx
0

27. Let f : R  R defined as | x  [ x ] |

f (x)  
; when [ x ] is odd
where [ .
| x  [ x ]  1 | ; when [ x ] is even

] denotes greatest integer function. What will be the area

bounded by the curve y = f(x), x-axis with in x [0, 4].
Ans: (2)
| {x} | ; [ x ] is odd
f (x)  
| {x}  1 | ; [ x ] is even

0 1 2 3 4

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 Required area = 2 sq. units.

28. If the area bounded by the curves y = cos–1x ; y = sin–1x

and y = –x3; where –1  x  1, is A sq. units, then [A] is
............ where [A] represents integral value of A.
Ans: (1)


/2

/4
–1 1
1/2

 1/ 3  /2 / 4
A =   y  dy   cos y dy   cos y dy +  sin y dy
 0 / 2 /4 0


 3 y4/3  / 2 / 4
= 4
1/ 3
 sin y  / 2  sin y  / 4   cos y 0
0

= 
3
4
 – | –1| + 1
1
+ 
1
1 = 3
4
 –1+1– 1
+1– 1
2 2 2 2
3
A= 4
1 2

 3 
[A] = 1 +  4  2 = 1 + [2.35 – 1.41]=1
 

29. Find the area enclosed between the curves y = loge (x + e),
x = loge  1y  and the x-axis.
 

Ans: (2)
1
y = loge (x + e), x = loge   y = e–x
y

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 x= –e y
y = loge (x + e) 3

2
(1 –e, 0)
1 y = e–x

x
–3 –2 –1 O 1 2 x
–1

–2
y
0 
Required area =  log e ( x  e) dx + e x
dx = 2 sq. units
1 e 0

30. If A is the area of the figure bounded by the straight lines x

= 0 and x = 2, and the curves y = 2x and y = 2x – x2 then the
value of  log3 2  A is….. ([·] Greatest Integer function)
 

Ans: (1)
Y

x=2
O X

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