Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 5 - Applications of Integration - Review - Exercises - Page 393: 1

Answer

$\frac{8}{3} $

Work Step by Step

The area between two curves $y=f(x)$ and $y=g(x)$ between $x=a$ and $x=b$ is given by the formula: $$A=\int_a^b |f(x)-g(x)|dx.\quad\quad\quad(1)$$ Given $$f(x)=x^2, \quad g(x)=4 x-x^2$$ First, we find the intersection points \begin{aligned} x^2&=4x-x^2\\ 2x^2-4x&=0\\ 2x(x-2)&=0 \end{aligned} Then apply $(1)$ with $a=0$ and $b=2$: $$x=0,\ \ \ \ x=2 $$ Since $$ 4x-x^2\geq x^2,\ \ \ \ 0\leq x\leq 2 $$Then \begin{aligned} \text{Area} &= \int_0^2\left[\left(4 x-x^2\right)-x^2\right] d x\\ &=\int_0^2\left(4 x-2 x^2\right) d x \\ & =\left[2 x^2-\frac{2}{3} x^3\right]_0^2\\ &=\left[\left(8-\frac{16}{3}\right)-0\right]\\ &=\frac{8}{3} \end{aligned}
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