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Calculus
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Calculus

Calculus

Book edition 1st
Author(s) Peter Kohn, Laura Taalman
Pages 1155 pages
ISBN 9781429241861

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Short Answer

Without using absolute values, how many definite integrals would we need in order to calculate the absolute area between f(x) = sin x and the x-axis on [-π2,2π] ?

Will the absolute area be positive or negative, and why? Will the signed area will be positive or negative, and why?

three

positive

negative

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Step by Step Solution

Step1. Given Information

The function is,

f(x)=sin x

The objective is to determine the number of definite integrals would require in order to calculate

the absolute area between f(x)=sinx and the x-axis on π2,2π.

Consider, the following graph

From the above figure it is clear that 3 intervals are required.

Step2. Determining Area

The objective is to determine if the absolute area will be negative or positive.

The absolute area will be positive as the area covered will be positive.

Step3. Determining signed area 

The objective is to determine if the signed area will be positive or negative.

The signed area will be negative because the signed area on [0,π] and [π,2π] are equal and

opposite.

Therefore, the answers are three, positive and negative

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