Friday, May 22, 2009

Calculating Area by Integration

Integration is an important concept in calculus where for a given relations and functions, x is a real variable and for the interval, integral will be calculated. Here is one such example.

Topic : Finding an area of the given function by Integration
Definite and indefinite integrals are the two special integrals.

Problem : Given function y = x2 - 5x - 6. Find the area by Integration when function is enclosed by x - axis at the interval (0,4)

Solution :

The area is given by the formula

area = a∫b f(x) dx = a∫b y dx

given y = x2 - 5x - 6
enclosed by x - axis, x = 0 and x = 4
Therefore,

Area = x = 4∫x = 0 y dx

= 0∫4 (x2 - 5x - 6) dx

= [x3/3 - 5x2/2 - 6x x=0]x=4

= 43/3 - 5(4)2/2 - 6(4)

= 64/3 - 80/2 - 24

= (128 - 240 - 144)/6

= (128 - 384)/6

= -256/6


So area is approximately 42.5 squnits

If you have any queries related to the above problem or the concept please feel free to contact calculus help.

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