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Area between curves in terms of y

Learning goals

  • Expresses area boundaries as functions of y.
  • Identifies right and left boundaries for horizontal area slices.
  • Sets up an area integral of right minus left function with respect to y.
  • Splits a y-interval where the right and left curves exchange order.
  • Calculates areas using definite integrals.
  • Finds intersection points that determine area-integral bounds.

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Area between curves in terms of y 1
The shaded region is bounded by \(x=\sqrt y\), the y-axis, \(y=0\), and \(y=4\). Find its area.
Figure for problem 549448

Hints

- The y-axis is the left boundary \(x=0\). - The horizontal width is \(\sqrt y\). - The given horizontal lines provide the integration limits.

Solution

1. The horizontal width is \(\sqrt y-0\). 2. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^4\sqrt y\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{16}{3}\).

Answer

\(\frac{16}{3}\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 2
A region extends from \(y=-2\) to \(y=5\). Its average horizontal width is \(9\) units. Find the area of the region and explain why no boundary formulas are needed.

Hints

- Relate average horizontal width to the integral of width. - Use the full vertical length.

Solution

1. The vertical extent is \(5-(-2)=7\) units. 2. Average width equals area divided by vertical extent. 3. Therefore, \(A=9\cdot7=63\) square units.

Answer

\(63\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 3
The shaded region is shown in the graph. Using horizontal slices, identify the left and right boundaries as functions of \(y\), write the horizontal width \(w(y)\), and set up the area integral. Do not evaluate it.
Figure for problem 556069

Hints

- Follow one horizontal slice from its left endpoint to its right endpoint. - Horizontal width is right x-value minus left x-value. - Read the lowest and highest y-values of the shaded region from the graph.

Solution

1. At height \(y\), the left boundary is \(x=y\) and the right boundary is \(x=4-y\). 2. Thus, \(w(y)=(4-y)-y=4-2y\). 3. The shaded region runs from \(y=0\) to \(y=2\), so the area setup is \(\int_0^2(4-2y)\,\mathrm{d}y\).

Answer

Left: \(x=y\) Right: \(x=4-y\) \(w(y)=4-2y\) Area setup: \(\int_0^2(4-2y)\,\mathrm{d}y\)
Area between curves in terms of y 4
The shaded region is bounded by \(y=\sqrt{x}\), the x-axis, and \(x=4\). Find the length of a horizontal strip at height \(y=1\). Write its length as a function of \(y\) for \(0\leq y\leq2\).
Figure for problem 562805

Hints

- A horizontal strip runs from the left boundary to the right boundary. - Solve the curved boundary equation for \(x\). - Subtract the left \(x\)-coordinate from the right one.

Solution

1. Rewrite \(y=\sqrt{x}\) as \(x=y^2\), which gives the left boundary of each horizontal strip. 2. The right boundary is \(x=4\), so the width is \(4-y^2\). 3. At \(y=1\), the width is \(4-1=3\).

Answer

Width at \(y=1\): \(3\). General width: \(4-y^2\).
Area between curves in terms of y 5
Use horizontal slices to write, but not evaluate, an integral for the area of the shaded triangle. Your integral should be with respect to \(y\).
Figure for problem 562806

Hints

- The bounds for a \(y\)-integral are the bottom and top heights. - Express the slanted edge as an equation for \(x\). - A horizontal width is right minus left.

Solution

1. The triangle runs from \(y=0\) to \(y=2\). 2. Its left edge is \(x=0\). The slanted edge is \(y=2x\), or \(x=\frac{y}{2}\). 3. Each horizontal slice has width \(\frac{y}{2}\), so \(A=\int_0^2\frac{y}{2}\,\mathrm{d}y\).

Answer

\(A=\int_0^2\frac{y}{2}\,\mathrm{d}y\)
Area between curves in terms of y 6
For \(-\frac{\pi}{2}\le y\le\frac{\pi}{2}\), find the area between \(x=1+\sin y\) and \(x=\sin y-2\) using horizontal slices. Several representative horizontal slices are shown.
Figure for problem 549441

Hints

- For a horizontal slice, subtract the left x-value from the right x-value. - Simplify the width before integrating. - The y-limits are already given.

Solution

1. The right boundary is \(x=1+\sin y\), and the left boundary is \(x=\sin y-2\). 2. Their horizontal separation is \((1+\sin y)-(\sin y-2)=3\). 3. Therefore, \(A=\int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2}3\,\mathrm{d}y=3\pi\).

Answer

\(3\pi\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 7
Find the area of the shaded region bounded by \(x=e^y\), \(x=1\), \(y=0\), and \(y=2\).
Figure for problem 549444

Hints

- Which horizontal lines set the integration limits? - For a horizontal slice, compare the x-coordinates of its right and left endpoints. - Use an antiderivative after you have formed the width expression.

Solution

1. For \(0\le y\le2\), \(x=e^y\) is the right boundary and \(x=1\) is the left boundary. 2. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^2(e^y-1)\,\text{d}y\). 3. Evaluating gives \(A=e^2-3\).

Answer

\(e^2-3\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 8
Find the total area between \(x=y^3\) and \(x=y\) for \(-1\le y\le1\). Use horizontal slices and symmetry.
Figure for problem 549445

Hints

- Solve \(y^3=y\) to find all intersection heights. - The two regions correspond under a \(180^\circ\) rotation about the origin. - Integrate right boundary minus left boundary for \(0\le y\le1\), then double.

Solution

1. The curves meet when \(y^3=y\), so \(y=-1\), \(y=0\), and \(y=1\). 2. The two regions have equal areas because the graphs are symmetric about the origin. 3. For \(0\le y\le1\), \(x=y\) is the right boundary and \(x=y^3\) is the left boundary. 4. Therefore, \(A=2\int_0^1(y-y^3)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{1}{2}\).

Answer

\(\frac{1}{2}\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 9
Find the area between \(x=\cos y\) and the y-axis for \(-\frac{\pi}{2}\le y\le\frac{\pi}{2}\). Representative horizontal slices are shown.
Figure for problem 549447

Hints

- The y-axis has equation \(x=0\). - The horizontal width is \(\cos y\). - Use the given y-values as the integration limits.

Solution

1. The right boundary is \(x=\cos y\), and the left boundary is \(x=0\). 2. Therefore, \(A=\int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2}\cos y\,\mathrm{d}y=2\).

Answer

\(2\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 10
A region has left boundary \(x=0\). Its right boundary is \(x=2y\) for \(0\le y\le2\) and \(x=6-y\) for \(2\le y\le5\). Find the area of the shaded region.
Figure for problem 549453

Hints

- The right-boundary rule changes at \(y=2\). - Each horizontal width is the stated x-value minus \(0\). - Add the two integrals rather than combining the formulas across the wrong interval.

Solution

1. Use the stated right boundary on each y-interval. 2. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^2 2y\,\mathrm{d}y+\int_2^5(6-y)\,\mathrm{d}y\). 3. The two contributions are \(4\) and \(\frac{15}{2}\), so \(A=\frac{23}{2}\).

Answer

\(\frac{23}{2}\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 11
The shaded region is the right half of the circle \(x^2+y^2=25\). Use an integral with respect to \(y\) to find its area.
Figure for problem 549457

Hints

- Choose the positive x-branch of the circle. - A horizontal slice runs from \(x=0\) to \(x=\sqrt{25-y^2}\). - Recognize the resulting integral as the area of a semicircle.

Solution

1. The right semicircle is \(x=\sqrt{25-y^2}\), with \(-5\le y\le5\). The y-axis is the left boundary. 2. Therefore, \(A=\int_{-5}^{5}\sqrt{25-y^2}\,\mathrm{d}y\). 3. This integral represents a semicircle of radius \(5\), so \(A=\frac{25\pi}{2}\).

Answer

\(\frac{25\pi}{2}\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 12
Horizontal widths of a region are measured at several heights. <table><tr><td>\(y\)</td><td>\(0\)</td><td>\(1\)</td><td>\(3\)</td><td>\(4\)</td><td>\(7\)</td></tr><tr><td>width \(R(y)-L(y)\)</td><td>\(2\)</td><td>\(5\)</td><td>\(4\)</td><td>\(6\)</td><td>\(1\)</td></tr></table> The graph connects consecutive measurements with line segments. Use trapezoids to estimate the area.
Figure for problem 549460

Hints

- Treat horizontal width as the function being integrated. - Use the actual change in \(y\) for each trapezoid width. - Add the four trapezoidal estimates.

Solution

1. Apply the trapezoidal rule to the width function using the unequal y-intervals. 2. The estimate is \(\frac{1}{2}(2+5)+\frac{2}{2}(5+4)+\frac{1}{2}(4+6)+\frac{3}{2}(6+1)=28\). 3. Therefore, the area is approximately \(28\) square units.

Answer

\(\approx28\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 13
A map models the east-west width of a small lake at north-south coordinate \(y\) by \(w(y)=120-5(y-4)^2\) meters for \(0\le y\le8\). The graph of the width function is shown. Find the modeled surface area.
Figure for problem 549462

Hints

- Treat \(w(y)\) as the horizontal width of a thin strip. - Integrate the width over the full north-south interval. - Square meters result from multiplying meters of width by meters of north-south distance.

Solution

1. The width function is already the right-minus-left distance at each north-south coordinate. 2. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^8[120-5(y-4)^2]\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{2240}{3}\,\text{m}^2\).

Answer

\(\frac{2240}{3}\,\text{m}^2\)
Area between curves in terms of y 14
A vertical sign has left edge \(x=\frac{y^2}{8}\) and right edge \(x=6-\frac{y}{2}\) for \(0\le y\le4\), where coordinates are measured in feet. Find the area of the shaded sign using horizontal slices.
Figure for problem 549468

Hints

- At each height, subtract the left x-coordinate from the right x-coordinate. - Use \(y=0\) and \(y=4\) as the limits. - Integrating feet of width over feet of height gives square feet.

Solution

1. At height \(y\), the horizontal width is \(\left(6-\frac{y}{2}\right)-\frac{y^2}{8}\). 2. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^4\left(6-\frac{y}{2}-\frac{y^2}{8}\right)\,\mathrm{d}y\). 3. Evaluating gives \(A=24-4-\frac{8}{3}=\frac{52}{3}\,\text{ft}^2\).

Answer

\(\frac{52}{3}\,\text{ft}^2\)
Area between curves in terms of y 15
Region A has boundaries \(x=f(y)\) and \(x=g(y)\) for \(a\le y\le b\), with \(f(y)\ge g(y)\). Region B has boundaries \(x=f(y)+7\) and \(x=g(y)+7\) over the same y-interval. Compare their areas.

Hints

- Compare the horizontal widths rather than the absolute x-locations. - A common horizontal translation affects both boundaries equally.

Solution

1. Region A has width \(f(y)-g(y)\). 2. Region B has width \([f(y)+7]-[g(y)+7]=f(y)-g(y)\). 3. The width functions and limits are identical, so the areas are equal.

Answer

The two regions have equal area.
Area between curves in terms of y 16
Use a calculator to find the area of the shaded region between \(x=e^{-y^2}\) and the y-axis for \(0\le y\le1\). Round to three decimal places.
Figure for problem 549476

Hints

- Write the exact definite integral before using a calculator. - The y-axis is the left boundary \(x=0\). - Use numerical integration because this integrand has no elementary antiderivative.

Solution

1. The horizontal width is \(e^{-y^2}\). 2. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^1e^{-y^2}\,\mathrm{d}y\). 3. Numerical evaluation gives \(A\approx0.747\).

Answer

\(\approx0.747\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 17
The graph shows a region bounded by \(x=y^2\) and \(x=y+2\). Decide whether integrating with respect to \(x\) or \(y\) gives a single area integral, and write that integral. Do not evaluate it.
Figure for problem 556070

Hints

- Compare what a horizontal slice and a vertical slice do across the entire region. - Which orientation keeps the same two boundary functions from one end of the region to the other? - Find the intersection values in the variable you choose.

Solution

1. Horizontal slices run directly from the parabola \(x=y^2\) to the line \(x=y+2\), so integrating with respect to \(y\) avoids splitting the region. 2. The curves intersect when \(y^2=y+2\), giving \(y=-1\) and \(y=2\). 3. The right-minus-left width is \((y+2)-y^2\), so the single integral is \(\int_{-1}^{2}[(y+2)-y^2] \,\mathrm{d}y\).

Answer

Use \(y\): \(\int_{-1}^{2}[(y+2)-y^2] \,\mathrm{d}y\).
Area between curves in terms of y 18
The region in the first quadrant is bounded by \(x=y^2\) and \(x=2y\). Which gives an integral with the simpler integrand, vertical or horizontal slices? Write the simpler integral without evaluating it, and explain your choice.

Hints

- First find where the two boundaries meet. - Describe each strip by the two curves it meets. - Compare the algebra needed in the two resulting integrands.

Solution

1. The curves meet where \(y^2=2y\), at \(y=0\) and \(y=2\). 2. Horizontal strips have width \(2y-y^2\), giving \(A=\int_0^2(2y-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y\). 3. Vertical strips also work but give \(A=\int_0^4(\sqrt{x}-x/2)\,\mathrm{d}x\). Horizontal slices have the simpler polynomial integrand.

Answer

Horizontal slices: \(A=\int_0^2(2y-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y\). This uses a polynomial rather than the square root needed for vertical slices.
Area between curves in terms of y 19
A region runs from \(y=0\) to \(y=2\). Its left boundary is \(x=0\). Its right boundary is \(x=y+1\) for \(0\leq y\leq1\) and \(x=3-y\) for \(1\leq y\leq2\). Set up and evaluate a \(y\)-integral for its area.

Hints

- The horizontal width changes formula at a specific height. - Split the area into two integrals at that height. - Subtract the same left boundary from each right-boundary expression.

Solution

1. Every horizontal strip begins at \(x=0\), but the right boundary changes at \(y=1\). 2. Thus \(A=\int_0^1(y+1)\,\mathrm{d}y+\int_1^2(3-y)\,\mathrm{d}y\). 3. Each integral is \(\frac32\), so \(A=3\).

Answer

\(A=\int_0^1(y+1)\,\mathrm{d}y+\int_1^2(3-y)\,\mathrm{d}y=3\) square units.
Area between curves in terms of y 20
The shaded region is bounded by \(x=0\), \(y=x\), \(y=4-x\), and \(y=3\). Find its area using integration with respect to \(y\).
Figure for problem 562834

Hints

- Read a horizontal strip from the y-axis to the right edge of the region. - Does the same slanted line form that right edge at every height? - Find where the slanted lines meet before choosing the integration limits.

Solution

1. The two slanted lines meet at \((2,2)\). For \(0\le y\le2\), a horizontal strip runs from \(x=0\) to \(x=y\). 2. For \(2\le y\le3\), its right endpoint is \(x=4-y\). 3. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^2 y\,\mathrm{d}y+\int_2^3(4-y)\,\mathrm{d}y=2+\frac{3}{2}=\frac{7}{2}\) square units.

Answer

\(A=\int_0^2y\,\mathrm{d}y+\int_2^3(4-y)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{7}{2}\) square units.
Area between curves in terms of y 21
The graph shows the shaded region bounded by \(y=x^2\) and \(y=2x\). Set up and evaluate its area using horizontal slices.
Figure for problem 549442

Hints

- Rewrite each boundary as \(x\) in terms of \(y\). - Compare the left and right endpoints of one horizontal slice. - Which coordinates of the two intersection points give the integration limits?

Solution

1. Rewrite the first-quadrant branches as \(x=\sqrt y\) and \(x=\frac{y}{2}\). 2. The curves meet at \(y=0\) and \(y=4\). For \(0<y<4\), \(x=\sqrt y\) is the right boundary. 3. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^4\left(\sqrt y-\frac{y}{2}\right)\,\text{d}y=\frac43\).

Answer

\(\frac43\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 22
Find the area enclosed by \(x=|y|\) and \(x=2-y^2\). Use horizontal slices and symmetry.
Figure for problem 549446

Hints

- Use symmetry across the x-axis. - On the upper half of the region, \(|y|=y\). - For each horizontal slice, subtract the left x-value from the right x-value.

Solution

1. For \(y\ge0\), the curves intersect when \(y=2-y^2\), which gives \(y=1\). By symmetry, the other intersection occurs at \(y=-1\). 2. The right boundary is \(x=2-y^2\), and the left boundary is \(x=|y|\). 3. By symmetry, \(A=2\int_0^1(2-y^2-y)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{7}{3}\).

Answer

\(\frac{7}{3}\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 23
For \(k>0\), the line \(x=k\) and the parabola \(x=y^2\) enclose an area of \(36\) square units. Find \(k\). The figure illustrates the construction for \(k=4\), not the value sought.
Figure for problem 549449

Hints

- Express the intersection heights in terms of \(k\). - A horizontal slice has width \(k-y^2\). - Use symmetry before solving the area equation.

Solution

1. The intersections occur at \(y=\pm\sqrt k\). 2. The area is \(A(k)=\int_{-\sqrt k}^{\sqrt k}(k-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{4}{3}k^{3/2}\). 3. Set \(\frac{4}{3}k^{3/2}=36\). Then \(k^{3/2}=27\), so \(k=9\).

Answer

\(k=9\)
Area between curves in terms of y 24
For \(0<c<1\), the area between \(x=y\) and \(x=y^2\) from \(y=0\) to \(y=c\) is \(\frac{1}{12}\) square unit. Find \(c\). The figure shows the two boundaries and one representative horizontal slice.
Figure for problem 549450

Hints

- A horizontal slice has width \(y-y^2\). - Use \(0\) and \(c\) as the integration limits. - After solving the resulting cubic equation, apply the condition \(0<c<1\).

Solution

1. On \([0,c]\), \(x=y\) is the right boundary and \(x=y^2\) is the left boundary. 2. The area equation is \(\int_0^c(y-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{c^2}{2}-\frac{c^3}{3}=\frac{1}{12}\). 3. Rearranging gives \(4c^3-6c^2+1=0=(2c-1)(2c^2-2c-1)\). 4. The roots are \(\frac{1}{2}\) and \(\frac{1\pm\sqrt3}{2}\). Only \(c=\frac{1}{2}\) lies in \((0,1)\).

Answer

\(c=\frac{1}{2}\)
Area between curves in terms of y 25
The shaded region is bounded by \(x=y^2-2\) and \(x=2-y^2\). a) Explain why horizontal slices give a more direct setup than vertical slices. b) Find the area.
Figure for problem 549451

Hints

- Compare how the two curves are already written. - Set the x-expressions equal to find the y-limits. - For each horizontal slice, subtract the left boundary from the right boundary.

Solution

1. Horizontal slices use one right-minus-left expression. Vertical slices would require solving for upper and lower branches and splitting the region. 2. The intersections satisfy \(y^2-2=2-y^2\), so \(y=\pm\sqrt2\). 3. Therefore, \(A=\int_{-\sqrt2}^{\sqrt2}\left[(2-y^2)-(y^2-2)\right]\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{16\sqrt2}{3}\).

Answer

a) Horizontal slices use one integral with the given x-boundaries. b) \(\frac{16\sqrt2}{3}\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 26
Chika writes \(\int_0^3[(y+1)-(5-y)]\,\mathrm{d}y\) for the total area between \(x=y+1\) and \(x=5-y\) from \(y=0\) to \(y=3\). Explain the error and compute the correct area.
Figure for problem 549452

Hints

- Find the height where the two x-boundaries are equal. - Test which expression is farther right below and above that height. - Geometric area uses a nonnegative width on each interval.

Solution

1. The boundaries switch order where \(y+1=5-y\), so \(y=2\). 2. Chika's width is negative below \(y=2\) and positive above \(y=2\), so the integral allows cancellation instead of adding geometric areas. 3. The correct area is \(A=\int_0^2[(5-y)-(y+1)]\,\mathrm{d}y+\int_2^3[(y+1)-(5-y)]\,\mathrm{d}y=5\).

Answer

The right and left boundaries switch at \(y=2\); the correct area is \(5\) square units.
Area between curves in terms of y 27
The shaded region lies under \(y=\ln x\), above \(y=0\), and between \(x=1\) and \(x=e^2\). Set up and evaluate its area using horizontal slices.
Figure for problem 549454

Hints

- Solve the logarithmic boundary for x. - The fixed line \(x=e^2\) is the right boundary. - Use \(y=0\) and \(y=2\) as the integration limits.

Solution

1. Rewrite \(y=\ln x\) as \(x=e^y\). 2. For \(0\le y\le2\), a horizontal slice runs from \(x=e^y\) to \(x=e^2\). 3. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^2(e^2-e^y)\,\mathrm{d}y=e^2+1\).

Answer

\(e^2+1\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 28
The curves \(x=y^2\) and \(x=2y+3\) enclose the shaded region. a) Find the y-coordinates of their intersection points. b) Use horizontal slices to find the area of the region.
Figure for problem 549455

Hints

- Set the two x-expressions equal to find the y-limits. - Test which x-expression is larger between the intersections. - Integrate right boundary minus left boundary.

Solution

1. Solve \(y^2=2y+3\): \((y-3)(y+1)=0\). The intersection heights are \(y=-1\) and \(y=3\). 2. For \(-1\le y\le3\), \(x=2y+3\) is the right boundary and \(x=y^2\) is the left boundary. 3. Therefore, \(A=\int_{-1}^{3}(2y+3-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{32}{3}\).

Answer

a) \(y=-1\) and \(y=3\) b) \(\frac{32}{3}\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 29
The shaded region lies between \(x=4-y^2\) and the y-axis for \(0\le y\le2\). Find the horizontal line \(y=c\) that divides the region into two equal areas. Round \(c\) to three decimal places.
Figure for problem 549456

Hints

- First calculate half of the total area. - Use the unknown height \(c\) as the upper limit of an accumulation integral. - Solve the resulting equation numerically and retain the solution in \((0,2)\).

Solution

1. The total area is \(\int_0^2(4-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{16}{3}\). 2. The lower portion must have area \(\frac{8}{3}\), so \(\int_0^c(4-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{8}{3}\). 3. This gives \(4c-\frac{c^3}{3}=\frac{8}{3}\). 4. The solution in \((0,2)\) is \(c\approx0.695\).

Answer

\(c\approx0.695\)
Area between curves in terms of y 30
The shaded ellipse has equation \(\frac{x^2}{16}+\frac{y^2}{9}=1\). Use horizontal slices to find its total area.
Figure for problem 549458

Hints

- Solve the ellipse equation for both x-boundaries. - Subtract the negative branch from the positive branch to get the width. - A substitution \(u=\frac{y}{3}\) converts the integral to a semicircle-area integral.

Solution

1. Solve for the horizontal boundaries: \(x=\pm4\sqrt{1-\frac{y^2}{9}}\). 2. The horizontal width is \(8\sqrt{1-\frac{y^2}{9}}\) for \(-3\le y\le3\). 3. Therefore, \(A=\int_{-3}^{3}8\sqrt{1-\frac{y^2}{9}}\,\mathrm{d}y=12\pi\).

Answer

\(12\pi\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 31
For \(\frac{1}{2}\le y\le2\), compare the signed integral \(\int_{1/2}^{2}\left(\frac{1}{y}-y\right)\,\text{d}y\) with the total area between \(x=\frac{1}{y}\) and \(x=y\). Find both quantities and explain why they differ.
Figure for problem 549459

Hints

- Find the height where the two boundaries have the same x-coordinate. - Keep the stated order of subtraction for the signed integral. - For geometric area, use the right boundary minus the left boundary on each part of the height interval.

Solution

1. The two x-boundaries exchange left-right order where \(\frac{1}{y}=y\), at \(y=1\). 2. The signed integral is \(\left[\ln y-\frac{y^2}{2}\right]_{1/2}^{2}=\ln4-\frac{15}{8}\). 3. The total area is \(\int_{1/2}^{1}\left(\frac{1}{y}-y\right)\,\text{d}y+\int_1^2\left(y-\frac{1}{y}\right)\,\text{d}y=\frac{9}{8}\). 4. The signed integral lets the positive and negative widths cancel. Total area uses the positive width on both intervals.

Answer

Signed integral: \(\ln4-\frac{15}{8}\) Total area: \(\frac{9}{8}\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 32
A trapezoidal estimate for a region's area is \(25\) square units. <table><tr><td>\(y\)</td><td>\(0\)</td><td>\(2\)</td><td>\(5\)</td></tr><tr><td>horizontal width</td><td>\(3\)</td><td>\(m\)</td><td>\(7\)</td></tr></table> Find \(m\).

Hints

- Write one trapezoidal-area expression for each y-interval. - Use interval lengths \(2\) and \(3\), not a common step size. - Set the sum equal to the stated estimate and solve the linear equation.

Solution

1. The two trapezoids give \(\frac{2}{2}(3+m)+\frac{3}{2}(m+7)=\frac{27}{2}+\frac{5}{2}m\). 2. Set this estimate equal to \(25\). 3. Solving gives \(m=\frac{23}{5}\).

Answer

\(m=\frac{23}{5}\)
Area between curves in terms of y 33
For \(a>0\), the curves \(x=ay\) and \(x=y^2\) enclose an area of \(\frac{9}{2}\) square units. Find \(a\). The figure illustrates the region for \(a=2\), not the value sought.
Figure for problem 549463

Hints

- Find both intersection heights in terms of \(a\). - A horizontal slice has width \(ay-y^2\). - Set the parameterized area equal to \(\frac{9}{2}\) and use \(a>0\).

Solution

1. The intersections satisfy \(ay=y^2\), so \(y=0\) and \(y=a\). 2. On \(0\le y\le a\), the line is the right boundary. Thus, \(A(a)=\int_0^a(ay-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{a^3}{6}\). 3. Set \(\frac{a^3}{6}=\frac{9}{2}\). Then \(a^3=27\), so \(a=3\).

Answer

\(a=3\)
Area between curves in terms of y 34
In the first quadrant, \(y=x^2\) and \(x=y^2\) enclose the shaded region. Find its area using horizontal slices.
Figure for problem 549465

Hints

- Use only the branch of \(y=x^2\) that lies in the first quadrant. - Solve the two equations together to find the y-limits. - For a test height between \(0\) and \(1\), compare \(\sqrt y\) and \(y^2\).

Solution

1. Rewrite \(y=x^2\) as \(x=\sqrt y\) in the first quadrant. 2. The curves intersect at \(y=0\) and \(y=1\). 3. For \(0\le y\le1\), \(x=\sqrt y\) is the right boundary and \(x=y^2\) is the left boundary. 4. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^1(\sqrt y-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{1}{3}\).

Answer

\(\frac{1}{3}\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 35
Find the area of the shaded region enclosed by \(x=(y-1)^2\) and \(x=3-(y-1)^2\).
Figure for problem 549466

Hints

- Center the symmetry at \(y=1\). - Set the two x-expressions equal to find the y-limits. - Subtract the left boundary from the right boundary.

Solution

1. The intersections satisfy \(2(y-1)^2=3\), so \(y=1\pm\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}}\). 2. The right boundary is \(x=3-(y-1)^2\), and the left boundary is \(x=(y-1)^2\). 3. Therefore, \(A=\int_{1-\sqrt{3/2}}^{1+\sqrt{3/2}}[3-2(y-1)^2]\,\mathrm{d}y=2\sqrt6\).

Answer

\(2\sqrt6\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 36
The shaded region lies between \(x=\ln y\) and the y-axis from \(y=1\) to \(y=e^2\). Find its area.
Figure for problem 549467

Hints

- The y-axis is the left boundary \(x=0\). - Use integration by parts to find an antiderivative of \(\ln y\). - Evaluate the antiderivative at \(y=e^2\) and \(y=1\).

Solution

1. The horizontal width is \(\ln y-0=\ln y\). 2. Therefore, \(A=\int_1^{e^2}\ln y\,\mathrm{d}y\). 3. Using the antiderivative \(y\ln y-y\), the area is \(e^2+1\).

Answer

\(e^2+1\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 37
The shaded region has left boundary \(x=y^2\) for \(0\le y\le3\). Its right boundary is whichever is farther right: \(x=4y\) or \(x=y+6\). Set up and evaluate the area.
Figure for problem 549469

Hints

- Set the two candidate right boundaries equal to find the switch height. - Test which candidate is farther right on each side of the switch. - Subtract \(y^2\), the left boundary, in both integrals.

Solution

1. The candidate right boundaries meet when \(4y=y+6\), so \(y=2\). 2. For \(0\le y\le2\), \(x=y+6\) is farther right. For \(2\le y\le3\), \(x=4y\) is farther right. 3. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^2(y+6-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y+\int_2^3(4y-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y=15\).

Answer

\(15\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 38
The shaded polygonal region is shown. Find its area by expressing horizontal width as a function of \(y\).
Figure for problem 549470

Hints

- Write each slanted edge as x in terms of y. - Subtract the left-edge formula from the right-edge formula. - Use \(0\le y\le4\) as the integration interval.

Solution

1. The left edge from \((0,0)\) to \((2,4)\) has equation \(x=\frac{y}{2}\). 2. The right edge from \((6,0)\) to \((4,4)\) has equation \(x=6-\frac{y}{2}\). 3. The horizontal width is \(6-y\) for \(0\le y\le4\). 4. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^4(6-y)\,\mathrm{d}y=16\).

Answer

\(16\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 39
A region extends from \(y=1\) to \(y=7\). Its horizontal width \(w(y)\) is linear, \(w(1)=3\), and its area is \(30\) square units. a) Find \(w(7)\). b) If the left boundary is \(x=-1\), find an equation for the right boundary.

Hints

- A linear width function makes the region a trapezoid when viewed horizontally. - Use the area and vertical extent to recover the missing endpoint width. - Width equals the right-boundary x-value minus the left-boundary x-value.

Solution

1. A linear width has area equal to the vertical extent times the mean of its endpoint widths. 2. Thus, \(30=6\cdot\frac{3+w(7)}{2}\), giving \(w(7)=7\). 3. The linear width through \((1,3)\) and \((7,7)\) is \(w(y)=\frac{2}{3}y+\frac{7}{3}\). 4. Since \(w(y)=R(y)-(-1)\), the right boundary is \(R(y)=\frac{2}{3}y+\frac{4}{3}\).

Answer

a) \(w(7)=7\) b) \(x=\frac{2}{3}y+\frac{4}{3}\)
Area between curves in terms of y 40
A region's horizontal width \(w(y)\) satisfies \(w'(y)=2y+1\) and \(w(0)=3\) for \(0\le y\le2\). Find the region's area.

Hints

- Use \(w'(y)\) and \(w(0)\) to recover the width function. - The area is the accumulation of horizontal width over the y-interval. - Keep the two integrations conceptually separate: first find width, then find area.

Solution

1. Accumulate the width change: \(w(y)=3+\int_0^y(2u+1)\,\mathrm{d}u=y^2+y+3\). 2. The region's area is \(\int_0^2w(y)\,\mathrm{d}y\). 3. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^2(y^2+y+3)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{32}{3}\).

Answer

\(\frac{32}{3}\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 41
The shaded triangular region has vertices \((0,0)\), \((8,0)\), and \((3,5)\). Use horizontal slices to derive its area.
Figure for problem 549474

Hints

- Write x as a function of y for each slanted side. - Subtract the left-side formula from the right-side formula. - Use the top vertex height as the upper integration limit.

Solution

1. The left side has equation \(x=\frac{3}{5}y\). 2. The right side has equation \(x=8-y\). 3. The horizontal width is \(8-\frac{8}{5}y\) for \(0\le y\le5\). 4. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^5\left(8-\frac{8}{5}y\right)\,\mathrm{d}y=20\).

Answer

\(20\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 42
Region \(R\) lies between \(x=0\) and \(x=4-y^2\) for \(-2\le y\le2\). Region \(S\) is obtained from \(R\) by multiplying every x-coordinate by \(3\) and every y-coordinate by \(\frac{1}{2}\). Find the area of \(S\).
Figure for problem 549475

Hints

- First calculate the area of the original region. - A horizontal scale factor and a vertical scale factor multiply to give the area scale factor. - Apply the scale factor to the original area rather than reconstructing the transformed integral.

Solution

1. The area of \(R\) is \(\int_{-2}^{2}(4-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{32}{3}\). 2. Multiplying x-coordinates by \(3\) multiplies area by \(3\). Multiplying y-coordinates by \(\frac{1}{2}\) multiplies area by \(\frac{1}{2}\). 3. The combined area scale factor is \(\frac{3}{2}\), so \(A_S=\frac{3}{2}\cdot\frac{32}{3}=16\).

Answer

\(16\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 43
Find the exact area between \(x=\tan y\) and \(x=y\) for \(0\le y\le\frac{\pi}{4}\). Representative horizontal slices are shown.
Figure for problem 549477

Hints

- Compare \(\tan y\) and \(y\) on the stated interval. - Use \(-\ln|\cos y|\) as an antiderivative of \(\tan y\). - Keep the logarithmic and \(\pi\)-terms exact.

Solution

1. On the interval, \(\tan y\ge y\), so the horizontal width is \(\tan y-y\). 2. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^{\pi/4}(\tan y-y)\,\mathrm{d}y\). 3. Evaluating gives \(A=\frac{\ln2}{2}-\frac{\pi^2}{32}\).

Answer

\(\frac{\ln2}{2}-\frac{\pi^2}{32}\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 44
Find the area of the shaded region bounded by \(x=\arcsin y\), the y-axis, \(y=0\), and \(y=1\).
Figure for problem 549478

Hints

- What is the horizontal distance from the y-axis to the curved boundary? - After setting up the area, consider which integration technique handles an inverse trigonometric function. - Check the inverse-sine values at both endpoints.

Solution

1. For \(0\le y\le1\), the right boundary is \(x=\arcsin y\) and the left boundary is \(x=0\). 2. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^1\arcsin y\,\text{d}y\). 3. Integration by parts gives the antiderivative \(y\arcsin y+\sqrt{1-y^2}\). 4. Evaluating from \(0\) to \(1\) gives \(A=\frac{\pi}{2}-1\).

Answer

\(\frac{\pi}{2}-1\) square units
Area between curves in terms of y 45
In the first quadrant, the shaded region is bounded by \(x=y^2\), \(x=2-y\), and \(x=0\). Write, but do not evaluate, an integral or sum of integrals with respect to \(y\) for its area.
Figure for problem 549479

Hints

- Identify where each curve meets the y-axis. - Find the height where the two curved boundaries meet. - The y-axis is the left boundary in both integrals.

Solution

1. The parabola meets the y-axis at \(y=0\), the line meets it at \(y=2\), and the parabola meets the line at \(y=1\). 2. For \(0\le y\le1\), the right boundary is \(x=y^2\). 3. For \(1\le y\le2\), the right boundary is \(x=2-y\). 4. One valid setup is \(\int_0^1y^2\,\mathrm{d}y+\int_1^2(2-y)\,\mathrm{d}y\).

Answer

\(\int_0^1y^2\,\mathrm{d}y+\int_1^2(2-y)\,\mathrm{d}y\)
Area between curves in terms of y 46
The shaded region lies between \(x=y^2\) and \(x=6-y\), bounded by their intersections. Which integral gives its area? A. \(\int_{-3}^{2}[y^2-(6-y)]\,\mathrm{d}y\) B. \(\int_{-3}^{2}[(6-y)-y^2]\,\mathrm{d}y\) C. \(\int_{-3}^{2}[(6-y)+y^2]\,\mathrm{d}y\) D. \(\int_{2}^{-3}[(6-y)-y^2]\,\mathrm{d}y\) Justify your choice and evaluate the area.
Figure for problem 549480

Hints

- Verify the two intersection heights. - At a sample height between \(-3\) and \(2\), compare the two x-values. - A positive area setup uses increasing limits and right boundary minus left boundary.

Solution

1. The intersections satisfy \(y^2=6-y\), giving \(y=-3\) and \(y=2\). 2. Between them, \(x=6-y\) lies to the right of \(x=y^2\). Choice B uses right minus left with increasing limits. 3. The area is \(\int_{-3}^{2}(6-y-y^2)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac{125}{6}\).

Answer

Choice B; the area is \(\frac{125}{6}\) square units.
Area between curves in terms of y 47
For \(-2\le y\le2\), a region lies between the y-axis and the line \(x=4+my\), where \(-2\le m\le2\). Find \(m\) so that the portion above the x-axis has twice the area of the portion below the x-axis.

Hints

- Write one horizontal-width integral for each half of the region. - Translate “twice the area” into an equation with the upper and lower areas. - Check that the resulting line stays on or to the right of the y-axis.

Solution

1. The lower area is \(\int_{-2}^{0}(4+my)\,\mathrm{d}y=8-2m\). 2. The upper area is \(\int_0^{2}(4+my)\,\mathrm{d}y=8+2m\). 3. Require \(8+2m=2(8-2m)\). Then \(6m=8\), so \(m=\frac43\).

Answer

\(m=\frac43\)
Area between curves in terms of y 48
The graph shows the first-quadrant region bounded by \(y=x^2\) and \(y=2x\). Lina tries to find its area with respect to \(y\) using \(\int_0^4\left(\frac{y}{2}-\sqrt{y}\right)\,\mathrm{d}y\). Explain the error, write the correct integral, and find the area.
Figure for problem 556071

Hints

- Rewrite each curve so that x is expressed in terms of \(y\). - For a horizontal slice, which endpoint is farther to the right? - A geometric area integral should have a nonnegative width throughout the interval.

Solution

1. Rewriting the boundaries in terms of \(y\) gives \(x=\sqrt{y}\) for the parabola and \(x=\frac{y}{2}\) for the line. 2. On \(0<y<4\), \(\sqrt{y}\) is the right boundary and \(\frac{y}{2}\) is the left boundary, so Lina's subtraction order is reversed. 3. The correct area is \(\int_0^4\left(\sqrt{y}-\frac{y}{2}\right)\,\mathrm{d}y=\frac43\) square units.

Answer

Lina reversed right minus left. The correct setup is \(\int_0^4\left(\sqrt{y}-\frac{y}{2}\right)\,\mathrm{d}y\), and the area is \(\frac43\) square units.
Area between curves in terms of y 49
The curves \(y=x^2\) and \(y=2-x\) enclose the shaded region. Express its area as an integral with respect to \(y\), using as few integrals as possible, and evaluate it.
Figure for problem 549443

Hints

- Solve each curve for \(x\) in terms of \(y\). - Does the same pair of boundaries enclose every horizontal slice? - Find the height where the curve defining the right endpoint changes.

Solution

1. The intersections are \((-2,4)\) and \((1,1)\). Horizontal slices change their right boundary at \(y=1\). 2. For \(0\le y\le1\), a slice runs from \(x=-\sqrt y\) to \(x=\sqrt y\). 3. For \(1\le y\le4\), a slice runs from \(x=-\sqrt y\) to \(x=2-y\). 4. Therefore, \(A=\int_0^1 2\sqrt y\,\text{d}y+\int_1^4(2-y+\sqrt y)\,\text{d}y=\frac92\).

Answer

\(\frac92\) square units

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