Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH101/April 2018/Question 11 (i)
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Question 11 (i) |
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Since we all love calculus, lastly we will consider the heart-shaped region bounded by
The plot of is shown below (where the coordinate axes have been deliberately removed).
(i) Determine explicitly the area of . Hint: First solve the expression in the equation above for two choices of without expanding out the terms in the brackets. |
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The area of a region below a curve and above a curve between and is given by . |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. As suggested in the hint given in the question, we will first solve for in the equation defining the boundary of the region. After subtracting from both sides, we take square roots and get Then we add to both sides and multiply through by to obtain
The region is the region above the curve and below the curve . Note that these two curves meet when .
Thus, the area of is given by
Answer: The correct answer is . |