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Consider a very thin vertical
strip.
y1 2 x 2
The length of the strip is:
y1 y2 or 2 x 2
x
Since the width of the strip is
y2 x a very small change in x, we
could call it dx.
y1
y1 2 x 2
y1 y2
dx
y2
2
If we add all the strips, we get:
1
2 x2 x dx
2
1
2 x2 x dx
y1 2 x 2 2
1 3 1 2
2x x x
3 2 1
8 1 1
4 2 2
3 3 2
y2 x 8 1 1
6 2
3 3 2
36 16 12 2 3 27 9
units 2
6 6 2
What about this area ?
y x
y x2
Since the width of the strip
dy is dy, we find the length of
the strip by solving for x in
y x y x2 terms of y.
y2 x y2 x
y x We can find the same area
using a horizontal strip.
y x2
Since the width of the strip
dy is dy, we find the length of
the strip by solving for x in
y x y x2 terms of y.
y2 x y2 x
2
1 2 1 3
y 2 y
2
2
dy y 2y y
0 2 3 0
length of strip
8 10
24 2
width of strip 3 3 units
The formula for the area between curves is:
Area f1 x f 2 x dx
b
a
or b
Area [ f1 ( y) f 2 ( y)] dy
a
General Strategy for Area Between Curves:
x 3x 4 x 0
3 2
x( x 1)( x 4) 0
x 0, x 1 and x 4
…SOLUTION…
On the interval –4 < x < 0, x3 + 3x2 > 4x
and the curve y = x3 + 3x2 lies above the
line y = 4x. So, the area between them is
0
0 1 4 2
A1 [( x 3x ) 4 x]dx x x 2 x
3 2 3
4
4 4
1 4 2 1 2
(0) (0) 2(0) (4) (4) 2(4)
3 4 3
4 4
0 0 0 (64 64 32)
0 (32)
32 units 2
…SOLUTION…
On the interval 0 < x < 1, 4x > x3 + 3x2 and
the line y = 4x lies above the curve
y = x3 + 3x2. So, the area between them is
1
1 1 4 3
A2 [4 x ( x 3 x )]dx
3 2
2 x 2
x x
0 4 0
3
2(1) (1) (1) 2(0) (0) (0)3
2 1 4 2 1 4
4 4
1 8 1 4 3
2 1 ( 0 0 0) 0 units 2
4 4 4
…SOLUTION
The area
bounded by
the line y = 4x
and the curve
y = x3 + 3x2 is
A A1 A2
3
32
4
32.75 units 2