Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 5: Integrals - Section 5.6 - Definite Integral Substitutions and the Area Between Curves - Exercises 5.6 - Page 303: 32

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{12}$

Work Step by Step

On the interval $y\in[0,1]$, the graph of $x=y^{2}$ is above the graph of $x=y^{3}$ (from the perspective of the y-axis, "above" means "to the right".) The area between the two graphs over [a,b], where one graph is above the other, is given with $\displaystyle \int_{a}^{b}(y_{above}-y_{below})dt$. Thus, $A=\displaystyle \int_{0}^{1}(y^{2}-y^{3})dy$=$\displaystyle \int_{0}^{1}y^{2}dy-\int_{0}^{1}y^{3}dy$ $=[\displaystyle \frac{y^{3}}{3}]_{0}^{1}-[\frac{y^{4}}{4}]_{0}^{1}$ $=(\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}-0)-(\frac{1}{4}-0)$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{4}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{4-3}{12}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{1}{12}$
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