3. AREAS
1) Find the area bounded by the
parabola y=x2, the x-axis and the
lines x=-1, x=2
x
y
0
-1 1 2
x'
Y'
Solution
Given parabola is y=f(x)=x2, and
given lines are x=-1, x=2
=
x๐
3 โ1
2
Required area =
โ๐
๐
x๐
dx
The area bounded by the
curve y=f(x), the xโaxis and
the lines x=a, x=b is ๐
๐
f(x) dx
5. AREAS
1(ii) Find the area enclosed between
the curve y=x3+3, x=-1, x=2
Required area
x
x'
y
y'
-1 2
0
Given curve is y =f(x) = x3+3
Solution
2
3
11
=
โ๐
๐
f(x) dx =
โ๐
๐
(x๐+3) dx
=
x4
4
+ 3x
โ๐
๐
=
16
4
+ 6 โ
1
4
โ 3
= 4+6 โ
1
4
+ 3 =
51
4
The area bounded by
the curve y=f(x), the
xโaxis and the lines
x=a, x=b is ๐
๐
f(x) dx
6. AREAS
2) Find the area cut off between y=0,
y=x2 -4x+3.
Solution x
y
0 1 3
y=x2-4x+3
Given y = x2-4x+3 = f(x), (say)
y = 0๏ฎ(2)
Solving (1) & (2)
x2-4x+3=0
Required area
(or) (x-2)2 =y-(-1) ๏ฎ(1)
๏(x-1)(x-3)=0 ๏ x=1,3
= โ
๐
๐
(x๐โ4x+3) dx
The area bounded by
the curve y=f(x), the x-
axis and the lines x=a,
x=b is โ b
a
f(x) dx if
f(x)๏ฃ0, ๏ขx๏[a,b]
8. AREAS
3(i) Find the area cut off between
x=0 and x = 4-y2
Given x = 4-y2๏ฎ(1)
๏(y-0)2 = -(x-4)
x = 0 ๏ฎ(2)
Solving (1) & (2)
0= 4 โ y2 ๏ y2=4
๏ y= ยฑ2
Solution x
y
0
+2
(4, 0)
-2
Eq(1) is a left
handed parabola
with vertex (4,0)
9. AREAS
Required area =
โ๐
๐
f(y) dy =
โ๐
๐
(4โy๐) dy
= 16โ
16
3
=
32
3
sq.units.
= 2
๐
๐
(4โy๐) dy
= 2 4yโ
y๐
3 ๐
๐
= 2 8โ
8
3
โ(0โ0)
4-y2 is even function
10. AREAS
(or) Alternative method
Area with respect to x-axis is
= 2 ร
4โx
๐
๐
3
2
โ1
๐
๐
A = 2
๐
๐
f(x) dx
A = 2
๐
๐
4โx dx
=
32
3
sq.units.
Given eq x = 4-y2
๏ y2 = 4-x
๏ y = 4โx = f(x)
11. AREAS
4(i) Find the area cut off between
x=0 and 2x = y2- 1.
Given 2x = y2 โ 1๏ฎ(1)
x = 0 ๏ฎ(2)
Solving (1) & (2)
0= y2 โ 1
0
-
1
2
+1
-1
x
y
x'
y'
Solution
(or) (y-0)2 = 2 xโ โ
1
2
๏ y2=1 ๏ y= ยฑ1
Eq(1) is a right
handed
parabola with
vertex (-1/2, 0)
12. AREAS
= โ
โ1
1
y๐
โ1
2
dy
= yโ
y๐
3 ๐
๐
=
2
3
sq.units
= โ2
0
1
y๐โ1
2
dy โต
y2โ1
2
is even function
= โ
0
1
y๐โ1 dy =
0
1
1โy๐ dy
= 1โ
1
3
โ(0โ0)
From eq(1)
2x = y2 โ 1
๏ x=
y2โ1
2
= f(y)
Required Area = โ
โ๐
๐
f(y) dy
13. AREAS
Area with respect to x-axis is
=
2
3
sq.units
(or) Alternative method
= 2
โ๐
๐
๐
2x+1 dx
= 2
(2x+1)๐/๐
3
2
ร2
โ๐/๐
๐
A = 2
โ๐
๐
๐
f(x) dx
From eq(1)
2x = y2 โ 1
๏ y2 = 2x+1
๏ y = ๏ฑ 2x+1 = f(x)