Lecture 26: Areas Between Curves (Section 7.

1)

The area A of the region bounded by the curves y = f (x), y = g (x), and
the lines x = a, x = b, where f and g are continuous and f (x) ≥ g (x) for
all x ∈ [a, b], is
Z b
A= [f (x) − g (x)] dx
a

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Example 1: Find the area enclosed by the parabolas y = x 2 and

y = 2 − x2

y = x 2 and y = 2 − x 2
intersect at

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The area A of the region bounded by the curves y = f (x), y = g (x), and
the lines x = a, x = b, where f and g are continuous, is
Z b
A= |f (x) − g (x)| dx
a

Example 2: Find the area of the region bounded by y = sin x, y = cos x,

x = 0, x = 2π

| sin x − cos x| =

3/1

Z π
A= | sin x − cos x| dx =
0

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