Integration – Area Under Curve

1.
y

y  x2  2

x=a

A
x

The diagram shows part of the straight line x  a and curve y  x 2  2 .

(a) Find, in terms of a, the area of the shaded region A.
(b) Given that the area of A and B are equal, find the value of a.

[Answer Key]

a3
(a)  2a (b) 6
3

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Integration – Area Under Curve

2.
(a) Find the gradient function of the curve y  ln(cos 2 x) .
(b) The sketch shows the graph of the function y  (1  tan x) 2 for  1  x  1.5 .

The graph touches the x-axis at P(m, 0) and crosses the y-axis at Q(0, 1).
(i) Find the value of m.
(ii) By considering the answer in (a), or otherwise, find the area of the region
bounded by the curve, the x-axis and the y-axis.

[Answer Key]

(a)  2 tan x (b) (i) (ii) 0.307 units2
4

3. In the diagram, the line 2 y  x  5 is a tangent to the curve y 2  x  6 at the point A

and
cuts the x-axis at the point B. Calculate
(a) the coordinates of A and B.
(b) the area of the shaded region enclosed by the curve, the tangent and the x-axis.

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Integration – Area Under Curve

2y  x  5

A

x
B

y2  x  6

[Answer Key]

1
(a) A(7, 1), B(5, 0) (b) units 2
3

4. The diagram shows part of the curve y  x 2  x . Find the ratio of the areas of region
A to region B.

x
O A 3

[Answer Key]

1 : 28

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Integration – Area Under Curve

5. The diagram shows part of the curve y  2 sin 2 x  1 , meeting the x-axis at the points A
and B.

1 3
4
x
0 A B
1

3


(a) Show that the x-coordinate of A is and find the x-coordinate of B.
12
(b) Find the total shaded area in the diagram.

[Answer Key]

5
(a) (b) 2.73 units2
12

6.
y
P

y  3  x  2x2

x
A 0 B

The diagram shows part of the curve y  3  x  2 x 2 . The curve crosses the x axis at A
and B and has a maximum point at P. Find
(a) the coordinates of A, B and P.
(b) the area of the shaded region which is bounded by the curve and the lines AP and
BP.
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[Answer Key]

 1  1 1
(a) A(1, 0), B1 , 0 , P , 3  (b) 1.30 units2
 2   4 8

x2 x
7. The diagram shows part of the curve y    q , where q is a constant.
9 6
T is a point on the curve where x = 6.

U
x2 x
y  q
9 6

x
O (6, 0)
Given that the area of the region S is 23 units2.
(a) Find value of q.
The diagram also shows the normal to the curve at the point T. The normal meets the
y-axis at U. Find
(b) the coordinates of U,
(c) the area of the region R, bounded by the curve, normal and y-axis.

[Answer Key]

(a) 2 (b) (0, 11) (c) 31

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8. The diagram shows the line x + y = 7 which intersects the x and y-axes at points P and
dy
R respectively. A curve with gradient function  2 x  4 intersects the line x + y = 7
dx
at the points Q and R.

(a) Find the equation of the curve.

(b) Find the coordinates of Q.
(c) Find the area of the shaded region.

[Answer Key]

(a) y  x 2  4 x  7 (b) (3, 4) (c) 20 units2

9.
y
1 2
y x 2
4

1 P
y x4
2
x
O

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Integration – Area Under Curve

1 1
The diagram shows the line y  x  4 intersecting the curve y  x 2  2 at the
2 4
points P and Q.
(a) Calculate the coordinates of P and Q.
(b) Find the area of the shaded region.

[Answer Key]

(a) P  (2, 3), Q  (4, 6) (b) 9 units2

Question 10:
The diagram shows part of the curve y  x 3  3x 2  2 x and the regions A and B .

y
y  x 3  3x 2  2 x

A
0 x
B

(a) Find the values of x when the curve cuts the x  axis.
(b) Find the areas of region A and region B .
2
(c) Hence state, without calculation, the value of  0
x 3  3x 2  2 x dx .
[Answer Key]

(a) x  0 , x  1 and x  2 (b) A = 0.25 sq units; B = 0.25 sq units (c) 0

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