Using integration, find the area bounded by the curve x2 = 4y and the line x = 4y – 2.
The shaded area OBAO represents the area bounded by the curve x2 = 4y and the line x = 4y – 2.
Let A and B be the points of intersection of the line and parabola.
Co-ordinates of point A are Co-ordinates of point B are (2, 1).
Area OBAO = Area OBCO + Area OACO ...(1)
Area OBCO =
Area OACO =
Therefore, required area =
Using integration, find the area of the region enclosed between the two circles:
Given equations of the circles are:
Equation (1) is a circle with centre O at the origin and radius 2. Equation (2) is a circle with centre C(2, 0) and radius 2.
Solving (1) and (2), we have:
This gives
Thus, the points of intersection of the given circles are
Required area
= Area of the region OACA'O
= 2[area of the region ODCAO]
=2[area of the region ODAO + area of the region DCAD]
Sketch the region bounded by the curves and find its area using integration.
Consider the given equation.
This equation represents a semicircle with centre at the origin and radius =
Given that the region is bounded by the above semicircle and the line
Let us find the point of intersection of the given curve meets the line
Squaring both the sides, we have,
Consider the following figure
Thus the intersection points are 1,2 and 2,1 ( ) ( ) Consider the following sketch of the bounded region.
Required Area,
Using integration, find the area of the region bounded by the triangle whose vertices are (-1, 2), (1, 5) and (3, 4).
Consider the vertices, A(-1, 2), B(1, 5) and C(3, 4).
Let us find the equation of the sides of the triangle
Thus, the equation of AB is:
Now the area of = Area of
+ Area of
Using the method of integration, find the area of the triangular region whose vertices are (2, -2), (4, 3) and (1, 2).