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Finding the Area

Between Curves
Objective
 To be able to find the area between curves
using a definite integral.
How could I find the area
between
f ( x) these
 x  2 x  1 curves?
2
& g ( x)  x  1

Well I know a definite integral


can find the area between a
curve and the x-axis.
How could I find the area between
these curves?
f ( x) x  2 x  1 & g ( x)  x  1
2

So I could find the area under the upper


and subtract the area under the lower.
Finding the area between two
curves.
1) Find the x-values where the curves intersect.
These will be your bounds.
2) Take the definite integral of the upper minus
the lower function.

b
a
upper  lower
Where f(x) is above g(x) and b > a
f ( x) x 2  2 x  1
Find the area between
& g ( x)  x  1

First find the Now evaluate the integral of


intersections of the the difference to find the area
two, where f(x) = g(x) 3 3
 
2
[ g ( x )  f ( x )]dx  [( x  1)  ( x  2 x  1)]dx
x 2  2 x  1  x 1 0 0
3
x 2  3 x 0  ( x 2  3x)dx
0

x( x  3) 0 x3 3x 2 3
  0
3 2
x 0 & 3  33 3(3) 2   03 3(0) 2 
       
 3 2   3 2 
 27 
  9    0
 2 
9
Area  units 2
2

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