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Chapter 6: Applications of Integration
5) Sketch the region enclosed by the given curves. Decide whether to integrate with respect to x or y. Draw a typical approximating rectangle and label its height and width. Then find the area of the region.
y = x + 1
y = 9 - x<sup>2</sup>
x = -1
x = 2
My work:
I'll skip image posting and just describe the graph.
y = x + 1 has a slope of 1, a y-intercept of 1, and an x-intercept of -1.
y = 9 - x<sup>2</sup> is a downward turned parabola with a critical point at (0,9), a y-intercept of 9, and two x-intercepts of 3 and -3.
These two lines intersect at -3.37 and 2.37, and if we integrate with respect to x and use -1 < x < 2 (or equal to of course) to restrict the x values of our area, then these points of intersection are outside of our restricted area and of no consequence. We can then set up our integral as
∫<sub>-1</sub><sup>2</sup> [ (9-x<sup>2</sup>) - ( x + 1 ) ] dx
or
∫<sub>-1</sub><sup>2</sup> ( -x<sup>2</sup> - x + 10 ) dx
[-x<sup>3</sup>/3 - x<sup>2</sup>/2 + 10x]<sub>-1</sub><sup>2</sup>
(-8/3 - 2 + 20 ) - (1/3 - 1/2 -10 )
-3 - 3/2 + 30
51/2 or 25.5
The book answer is 19.5