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: 75

Answer

$c=2\sqrt[3] 2$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. See figure. We need to find the $c$ value such that $area1=area2$. Step 2. Integrate over $dy$ and consider the symmetry to use the function $x=\sqrt y$; we have $A_1=2\int_{c}^4 (\sqrt y)dy =\frac{4}{3}x^{3/2}|_{c}^4=\frac{4}{3}(4^{3/2}-c^{3/2})=\frac{4}{3}(8-c^{3/2})$ Step 3. Similarly, $A_2=2\int_{0}^c (\sqrt y)dy =\frac{4}{3}x^{3/2}|_{0}^c=\frac{4}{3}c^{3/2}$ Step 4. Letting $A_1=A_2$, we have $8-c^{3/2}=c^{3/2}$, which gives $c=2\sqrt[3] 2$ Step 5. The areas are $A_1=A_2=\frac{16}{3}$ and the total area is $A=2A_1=\frac{32}{3}$
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