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#1 2014-06-29 01:59:40

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Area by Integration

I've three functions: f(x), g(x) and h(x). How do I find the area they enclose?


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#2 2014-06-29 02:38:21

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Re: Area by Integration

Hello:

I guess that a question phrased like that would get many down votes at the SE.

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#3 2014-06-29 03:16:24

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Re: Area by Integration

But this is not SE! smile


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#4 2014-06-29 04:15:39

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Re: Area by Integration

Sketch them (good practice for any integration anyway).  Then find where they intersect.  Then adopt a strategy for getting the area you want.

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#5 2014-06-29 04:42:52

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Re: Area by Integration

So, there is no magical formula?


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#6 2014-06-29 17:57:40

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Re: Area by Integration

Is the simplest idea for between two functions provided f(x) is the function on top.


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#7 2014-06-29 19:15:50

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Re: Area by Integration

hi Agnishom,

These three functions may show you the difficulty coming up with a single formula.

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1 is sin(x)
2 is 2sin(x)
3 is (x-1.5)^2

The enclosed area would be

difference between 2 and 3 in the region a to b
difference between 2 and 1 in the region b to c
difference between 2 and 3 in the region c to d.

Until you know those crossing points you cannot decide the values of a, b, c and d.

And a small change in one function would change everything.

Bob

Last edited by Bob (2014-06-29 19:19:07)


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#8 2014-07-10 23:27:29

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Re: Area by Integration

Okay. So what should have been my question?


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#9 2014-07-10 23:28:54

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Re: Area by Integration

Post a problem.


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#10 2014-07-10 23:37:02

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Re: Area by Integration

I do not have any


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#11 2014-07-10 23:39:12

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Re: Area by Integration

What inspired the original question?


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#12 2014-07-11 01:05:59

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Re: Area by Integration

The rhombus area problem


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#13 2014-07-11 01:12:25

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Re: Area by Integration

I am sorry, I do not remember it.


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#14 2014-09-02 09:23:14

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Re: Area by Integration

You can't really use a magical formula to obtain the answer easy peasy because you have 3 functions, each with their own graph.  Since I don't know how the graphs are oriented and how they intersect, the only actual answer without anymore information would be the sum of the negative or positive of each integral of each function, i.e.:

That's the most precise answer (in reduced form) that can be obtained without further information.


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