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Integration Exercises on indefinite and definite integration of basic algebraic and trigonometric functions.
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- "(a) Find \(\int (4x+5) dx\)." ... more
- "A particle moves in a straight line. During the first nine seconds the velocity, \(v\) ms-1 of the particle at time \(t\) seconds is given by:
$$ v(t) = t \cos(t+5) $$
The following diagram shows the graph of v:
" ... more - "The function \(f\) is defined by \(f(x) = 8 - 5 \sin{x} \), for \( x \ge 0 \)." ... more
- "A particle moves in a straight line such that its velocity, \(v\) ms-1, at time \(t\) seconds is given by:" ... more
- "The diagram shows part of the graph of \(f(x)=Ae^{kx}+2\)." ... more
- "Consider the graph of the function \(f(x)=x^2+2\)." ... more
- "Make a sketch of a graph showing the velocity (in \(ms^{-1}\)) against time of a particle travelling for six seconds according to the equation:" ... more
- "Find the value of \(a\) if \(\pi \lt a \lt 2\pi\) and:" ... more
- "This graph represents the function \(f:x\to a \cos x, a\in \mathbf N\)" ... more
- "Let \(f(x) = \frac{ln3x}{kx} \) where \( x \gt 0\) and \( k \in \mathbf Q^+ \)." ... more
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Areas between curves
We want to find the area between the curves \( y = x^2 + x - 2 \) and \( y = x + 2 \). First, we need to find the points of intersection between the two curves.
We can do this by setting the two equations equal to each other and solving for \( x \):
\[ \begin{align*} x^2 + x - 2 &= x + 2 \\ x^2 &= 4 \\ (x - 2)(x + 2) &= 0. \end{align*} \]The solutions are \( x = 2 \) and \( x = -2 \), so the curves intersect at these points.
Next, we'll find the area between the curves by integrating the difference between the two functions over the interval from \(-2\) to \(2\)
\[ \begin{align*} \text{Area} &= \int_{-2}^{2} \left( x + 2 - (x^2 + x - 2) \right) \,dx \\ &= \int_{-2}^{2} \left( -x^2 + 4 \right) \,dx \\ &= \left[ - \frac{x^3}{3} + 4x \right]_{-2}^2\\ &=(-8/3+8)-(8/3-8)\\ &=10 \frac23 \text{ square units} \end{align*} \]This Finding Areas Under Curves video is from Revision Village and is aimed at students taking the IB Maths Standard level course
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