Scribd
Upload
31 views6 pages

6 Applications of Integration: 6.1 Areas Between Curves

This section discusses finding the exact area between curves using integrals. It provides examples of finding areas between sin and cos curves, power curves, and exponentially related curves. It also discusses setting up but not evaluating integrals to find areas bounded by multiple curves and deciding on the variable of integration.

Uploaded by

Aarav Pratap Singh
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
31 views6 pages

6 Applications of Integration: 6.1 Areas Between Curves

This section discusses finding the exact area between curves using integrals. It provides examples of finding areas between sin and cos curves, power curves, and exponentially related curves. It also discusses setting up but not evaluating integrals to find areas bounded by multiple curves and deciding on the variable of integration.

Uploaded by

Aarav Pratap Singh
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 6

6.1.

Areas Between Curves

6 Applications of Integration

6.1 Areas Between Curves

We return to the relationship between area and the integral and learn to apply that
relationship to find the exact area of more and more complex regions. To be ready,
review two concepts: how the Riemann sum is related to the integral and how to find
area under a curve that is above the x axis over a given interval.

Definition 6.1
If f (x) g(x) for all x in [a, b], then the area between the graphs of f and g
over the interval [a, b] is
n
X Z b
lim [f (x⇤i ) g(x⇤i )] x = f (x) g(x) dx .
n!1 a
i=1

In general, the area between the graphs of f and g over the interval [a, b] is
Z b
|f (x) g(x)| dx .
a

Example 6.1 If we⇥ want ⇤ the shaded region below between y = sin(x) and y = cos(x)
⇡
on the interval x 2 0, 2 , we would have the integral
Z ⇡/2
|cos(x) sin(x)| dx .
0

How would this integral be split up?

1.0

.5

x
⇡ ⇡ 3⇡
4 2 4

26
6.1. Areas Between Curves

Example 6.2 Find the exact area enclosed between the two curves f (x) = x1/3 and
g(x) = x.

x
-1 1

-1

27
6.1. Areas Between Curves

Example 6.3 Sketch the region enclosed by the given curves:

y = ex , y = x2 1, x= 1, x = 1.

Decide whether to integrate with respect to x or y. Draw a typical approximating


rectangle. Then find the area of the region.

3 y

x
-1 1

-1

28
6.1. Areas Between Curves

Example 6.4 Sketch the region enclosed by the given curves:

x = y, 2x + y 2 = 8 .

Decide whether to integrate with respect to x or y. Draw a typical approximating


rectangle. Then find the area of the region.

4 y

x
-4 -2 2 4

-2

-4

29
6.1. Areas Between Curves

Example 6.5 Set up, but do not evaluate, the integral used to find the area of the
region enclosed by the curves:

y = 2x2 , y = 8x2 , 3x + y = 5 , x 0.

Decide whether to integrate with respect to x or y. Draw a typical approximating


rectangle.

4 y

x
0.5 1 1.5

30
6.1. Areas Between Curves

6.1.1 Section Recap

What are some take-away concepts from this section?

31

You might also like