Compound Areas

Areas between curves and lines

 Starter
𝑦 =𝑥+
• Find the area underneath the graph of
between and . 2
𝑦 =6 𝑥 − 𝑥

• Find the coordinates of the points

where the line intersects the curve .

( •1 ,5
Can ) ,use
you (4 ,8
your )
answers to find the
area of the shaded region R?

Trapezium area = Area of

How could we find the area between two curves?

2
𝑦 =𝑥 − 4 𝑥 +

𝑦 =6 𝑥 −
Multistep Problems
Q1
Q2
a) Find the equation of the
tangent to the curve a) Find the equation of the
normal to the curve

at the point . 1
𝑦 − 9=3( 𝑥 − 1) at the point . 𝑦 − 3=−
4
( 𝑥 −5)

b) Find the area of the region

enclosed by the curve and the b) Find the area of the region
tangent found in (a). enclosed by the curve and the
6
normal
∫ − 𝑥 +found
5
23 in25(a). 4913
∫ − 𝑥 + 8 𝑥 −13 𝑥+ 6 d 𝑥= 625
2
3 2 𝑥− d 𝑥=
4 4 384
1 12 3
4
 Integration Mess
Key:
𝑦 =𝑥+ 6 𝑦 =8 𝑥 − 𝑥
2

2
𝑦 =− 𝑥 +11 𝑥 −18
2
𝑦 = 𝑥 − 4 𝑥 +10
Find the area enclosed between:
(a) the green curve and blue line
(b) the red curve and blue line
(c) the pink curve and black line
(d) the red and green curve
(e) the shaded area between the red and pink curve and the -axis R

Extension: Find the area of the region R

Answers:

9 125 1331
2 6 48

64 55
127
3 6
6