Let the area of the region bounded by the curve y = \ x, x\, lines x = 0, x = 3 2, and the x-axis be A. Then, A + A2 is equal to .
Answer
12
Solution
\ x, x\ = x on [0, 4 ], x on [ 4, 5 4 ], x on [ 5 4, 3 2 ].
The curve is below the x-axis on ( , 3 2 ), so take absolute values:
0 /4 x dx = 1 2
/4 x dx = 1 + 1 2
5 /4 (- x) dx = 1 - 1 2
5 /43 /2 (- x) dx = 1 - 1 2
A = 1 2 + 1 + 1 2 + 1 - 1 2 + 1 - 1 2 = 3
A + A2 = 3 + 9 = 12
Answer: 12