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 304: 45

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{8}{3}$

Work Step by Step

Graph both functions in the same window (see below). On the interval $x\in[0,2]$, the graph of $y= -x^{2}+4x$ is above the graph of $y=x^{2}.$ The area between 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, $A=\displaystyle \int_{0}^{2}[-x^{2}+4x-(x^{2})]dx=\int_{0}^{2}(4x-2x^{2})dx$ $=4[\displaystyle \frac{x^{2}}{2}]_{0}^{2}-2[\frac{x^{3}}{3}]_{0}^{2}$ $=2(4-0)-\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}(8-0)$ $=8-\displaystyle \frac{16}{3}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{24-16}{3}$ $=\displaystyle \frac{8}{3}$
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