Area Between Curves

Lesson #2 of

Unit 6. Applications of Integration

(Textbook 6.1)

Area Between Curves (1/3)

Previously, we have considered an area under a curve using Riemann Sum, and obtained the result…

Now we consider a region between curves.

Each rectangle’s height of Riemann Sum for an area under a curve was the value of .

Then for an area between two curves, the height is the difference between two curves, which is as shown on the left.

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Area Between Curves (2/3)

Applying the difference of two functions, , as the height of each rectangle, we obtain following result for the calculation of area between two curves.

Above is the definite integral of f – g, so we generalize it as following.

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Example

Find the area of the region bounded above by y = e x, bounded below by y = x, and bounded on the sides by x = 0 and x = 1.

Sketch the region enclosed by the parabolas and , and then find the area.

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Practice

Sketch the region enclosed by the curves, and then find the area.

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Area Between Curves (3/3)

Some regions are best treated by regarding x as a function of y. If a region is bounded by curves with equations x = f (y), x = g (y), y = c, and y = d, where f and g are continuous and f (y) g (y) for c y d, then its area is…

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Find the area of the region enclosed by the parabolas and

Practice

Sketch the region enclosed by the curves, and then find the area.

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Practice

Use calculus to find the area of the triangle with the given vertices.

(0, 0), (3, 1), (1, 2)

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Area Between Curves: The Split Case

If we are asked to find the area between the curves y = f (x) and y = g (x) where f (x) g (x) for some values x of but g (x) f (x) for other values of x, then we split the given region S into several regions S1, S2, …

We then define the area of the region S to be the sum of the areas of the smaller regions S1, S2, ... Since…

f (x) – g (x) when f (x) g (x)

| f (x) – g (x) | =

g (x) – f (x) when g (x) f (x)

the area between the curves y = f (x) and y = g (x) and between x = a and x = b is…

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Example

Find the area of the region bounded by the curves , , , and .

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Practice

Sketch the region enclosed by the curves, and then find the area.

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Suggested Problems

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Sketch the region and find the area: 1, 5, 8, 16

Sketch the region and find the area: 2, 12, 20, 30

Sketch the region and find the area: 21, 22, 27

Suggested Problems - SOLUTIONS -

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1) 5)

8) 16)

2) 12)

20) 30)

Suggested Problems - SOLUTIONS -

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21) OR

by symmetry

22) By symmetry,

27)