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  • Area Bounded by Two Curves is considered one the most difficult concept.

  • Area Bounded by Curve and Axes is considered one of the most asked concept.

  • 192 Questions around this concept.

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What is the value of $\int_a^b f(x) d x$ ?

The area bounded by the curve $y= x\left | x \right |, \, \,$ x axis and the ordinates x=-1 and x=1 is given by

The area of the region bounded by the circle $x^2+y^2=1$ is

The area of the region bounded by the curve x = 2y + 3 and the y lines. y = 1 and y = –1 is
 

The area of the region bounded by the curve y = sin x between the ordinates x = 0, x = π/2 and the x-axis is

The area of the region bounded by the curve y = x + 1 and the lines x = 2 and x = 3 is
 

The area of the region bounded by the ellipse $\frac{x^2}{25}+\frac{y^2}{16}=1$ is

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\text { The area bounded by the curve } \mathrm{f}(\mathrm{x})=\mathrm{x}^2+1 \text { and } \mathrm{x}-\mathrm{a} \text { xis between } \mathrm{x}=1 \text { and } \mathrm{x}=3 \text { is }
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The area bounded by the curve  $\mathrm{y= ln\left ( x \right ),y= 0,x= 1\: and\: x= e\: \: is}$

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The area bounded by the curves $y=x^3, y-$ axis, $y=1$ and $y=8$ is

Concepts Covered - 3

Area Bounded by Curve and Axes

Area Bounded by Curve and Axes

In the previous concept, we learned that if the function $f(x) \geq 0 \forall x \in[a, b]$ then $\int_a^b f(x) d x$ represents the area bounded by $y=f(x), x$-axis and lines $x=a$ and $x=b$.

If the function $f(x) \leq 0 \forall x \in[a, b]$, then the area by bounded $y=f(x), x$-axis and lines $x=a$ and $x=b$ is $\left|\int_a^b f(x) d x\right|$.

Area along Y-axis

The area by bounded $x=g(y)[$ with $g(y)>0], y$-axis and the lines $y=a$ and $y=b$ is $\int_a^b x d y=\int_a^b g(y) d y$

Area of Piecewise Function

If the graph of the function f(x) is of the following form, then.

 

then $\int_a^b f(x) d x$ will equal $A_1-A_2+A_3-A_4$ and not $A_1+A_2+A_3+A_4$.
If we need to evaluate $A_1+A_2+A_3+A_4$ (the magnitude of the bounded area), we will have to calculate
$
\underbrace{\int_a^x f(x) d x}_{\mathrm{A}_1}+\underbrace{\left|\int_x^y f(x) d x\right|}_{\mathrm{A}_2}+\underbrace{\int_y^z f(x) d x}_{\mathrm{A}_3}+\underbrace{\left|\int_z^b f(x) d x\right|}_{\mathrm{A}_4}
$

The area bounded by the curve when the curve intersects the X-axis

The graph $y=f(x) \forall x \in[a, b]$ intersects the $x$-axis at $x=c$.
If the function $f(x) \geq 0 \forall x \in[a, c]$ and $f(x) \leq 0 \forall x \in[c, b]$ then the area bounded by curve and $x$-axis, between lines $x=a$ and $\mathrm{x}=\mathrm{b}$ is

$\int_a^b|f(x)| d x=\int_a^c f(x) d x-\int_c^b f(x) d x$

Area Bounded by Two Curves

The area is bounded by the curves $y=f(x), y=g(x)$, and the lines $x=a$ and $x=b$, and it is given that $f(x) \leq g(x)$.

From the figure, it is clear that, 

Area of the shaded region = Area of the region ABEF -  Area of the region ABCD

$\int_a^b g(x) d x-\int_a^b f(x) d x=\int_a^b(\underbrace{g(x)}_{\begin{array}{c}\text { upper } \\ \text { curve }\end{array}}-\underbrace{f(x)}_{\begin{array}{c}\text { lower } \\ \text { curve }\end{array}}) d x$

Area Bounded by Curves When Intersects at More Than One Point

Area bounded by the curves $y=f(x), y=g(x)$ which intersect each other in the interval [a, b]
First find the point of intersection of these curves $y=f(x)$ and $y=g(x)$ by solving the equation $f(x)$ $=g(x)$, let the point of intersection be $x=c$

Area of the shaded region  

$=\int_a^c\{f(x)-g(x)\} d x+\int_c^b\{g(x)-f(x)\} d x$

When two curves intersect more than one point

Area bounded by the curves $y=f(x), y=g(x)$ which intersect each other at three points at $x=a, x=$ $b$ and $x=c$.

To find the point of intersection, solve $f(x)=g(x)$.
For $x \in(a, c), f(x)>g(x)$ and for $x \in(c, b), g(x)>f(x)$.

Area bounded by curves,

$\begin{aligned} \mathrm{A} & =\int_a^b|f(x)-g(x)| d x \\ & =\int_a^c(f(x)-g(x)) d x+\int_c^b(g(x)-f(x)) d x\end{aligned}$  

 

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Area Bounded by Two Curves

Mathematics for Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Advanced) : Calculus

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Area Bounded by Curves When Intersects at More Than One Point

Mathematics for Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Advanced) : Calculus

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