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WEEK 12 TUTORIAL: INTEGRATION APPLICATIONS

Area between Curves

1. Compute the shaded areas of the following graphs:

(a) [Ans: 1/2 units2] (b) [Ans: 4.38 units2] (c) [Ans: 3.02 units2]
𝑦=𝑥
𝑦=𝑥
𝑦=𝑒
𝑦 = sin 𝑥 𝑥
𝑦= +1
2
𝑦 = 0.5

𝑥 = −2 𝑥=1

2. Sketch and find the area of the region bounded by the curves 𝑦 = and 𝑦 = √𝑥 − 2 by integrating with respect to

(a) variable 𝑥 and (b) variable 𝑦. [Ans: 1/6 units2]

3. Sketch and find the area of the region bounded by the curves 𝑦 = 2√𝑥 and 𝑦 = 2𝑥 by integrating with respect to
(a) variable 𝑥 and (b) variable 𝑦. [Ans: 2/3 units2]

Volume of Solids

4. Apply the disk or washer method to solve for the volume of the following solids:
(a) Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the shaded region bounded by the curve 𝑦 = cos 𝑥,
and the lines 𝑥 = −𝜋, 𝑥 = 𝜋 about the x-axis. [Ans: 𝜋 units3]

𝑦 = cos 𝑥

𝑥 = −𝜋 𝑥=𝜋

𝜋 𝜋
−
2 2

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(b) Find the volume of the solid generated by revolving the region between the curve 𝑦 = 𝑥 , the line 𝑥 = 1
and 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 4 about the (i) line 𝑥 = 1 and (ii) 𝑦 axis. [Ans: (i) 1.64 units3;(ii) 8.95 units3]

𝑦=𝑥

𝑦=4

𝑥=1

(c) The region between the curve 𝑦 = tan 𝑥, 0 ≤ 𝑦 ≤ 1 and the y-axis is revolved about the y-axis. Find
its volume. [Ans: 1.75 units3]

(d) Let 𝑅 be the region bounded by 𝑦 = √𝑥, 𝑦 = 2 and 𝑥 = 0. Compute the volume of the solid formed by
revolving 𝑅 about (i) 𝑦 axis, (ii) 𝑥 = 4, (iii) 𝑦 = 2 and (iv) 𝑦 = 4.
32 224 8 40
Ans: (i) 𝜋 units ; (ii) 𝜋 units ; (iii) 𝜋 units ; (iv) 𝜋 units
5 15 3 3

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RECAP: Graphs
Basic graphs to remember: (Take note of the number of data points required: Curve = 3, Line = 2)

𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = −𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = −𝑥 𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = −𝑥

y
y y 8
4 4
6
2 2 4

0 2
x 0 x
-4 -2 0 2 4 -4 -2 0 2 4 0 x
-2 -2 -4 -2 -2 0 2 4

-4 -4 -4
-6
-8
1 1
𝑦= 𝑦= 𝑦 = √𝑥
𝑥 𝑥
y y y
4 4 4

2 2 2

0 x 0 x 0 x
-4 -2 0 2 4 -4 -2 0 2 4 0 2 4 6 8 10
-2 -2 -2

-4 -4 -4

𝑦=𝑒 𝑦 = ln 𝑥 𝑜𝑟 𝑦 = lg 𝑥

1
1

𝑦 = sin (𝑥) 𝑦 = cos (𝑥) 𝑦 = tan (𝑥)

1 1

−𝜋 𝜋 −𝜋 𝜋 −𝜋 𝜋
−1 −1

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Transformation Sequence:
1. “INSIDE” parent function
(i) Shift (ii) Scale (iii) Reflect
2. “OUTSIDE” parent function
(i) Shift (ii) Scale (iii) Reflect
3. Discard any part of the graph outside of domain!

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