Saturday, January 31, 2015

Find the area between the parabola f(x) = x^2 - 3x +5 and the lines x= 0 and x = 2.

First, the area which has to be calculated is located
between the given curve f(x), the lines x = 0 and x = 2, also the x
axis.


To calculate the area, we'll use the
formula:


S = Integral (f(x) - ox)dx = Int f(x)dx = Int (x^2
- 3x +5)dx


Int (x^2 - 3x +5)dx = Int x^2dx - 3Int xdx +
5Int dx


Int x^2dx = x^3/3 +
C


Int x dx = x^2/2 + C


Int dx
= x + C


Int x^2dx - 3Int xdx + 5Int dx = x^3/3 -3x^2/2 + 5x
+ C 


Now, we'll calculate the value of the area, using
Leibnitz Newton formula::


S = F(2) - F(0),
where


F(2) = 2^3/3 -3*2^2/2 + 5*2 = 8/3 - 12/2 + 10 = 8/3 +
4 = 20/3


F(0) = 0^3/3 -3*0^2/2 + 5*0 =
0


S = 20/3 - 0


S
= 20/3

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