Area Between Curve and Both Axes

Find area of a region bounded by a curve and both the x-axis and y-axis, requiring careful consideration of where the curve crosses each axis.

2 questions · Standard +0.0

1.08e Area between curve and x-axis: using definite integrals
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OCR MEI C2 2005 June Q9
13 marks Standard +0.3
9 \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{faeaf2aa-ed4e-4926-b402-40c4c9aad479-3_535_790_450_630} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 9}
\end{figure} Fig. 9 shows a sketch of the graph of \(y = x ^ { 3 } - 10 x ^ { 2 } + 12 x + 72\).
  1. Write down \(\frac { \mathrm { d } y } { \mathrm {~d} x }\).
  2. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve at the point on the curve where \(x = 2\).
  3. Show that the curve crosses the \(x\)-axis at \(x = - 2\). Show also that the curve touches the \(x\)-axis at \(x = 6\).
  4. Find the area of the finite region bounded by the curve and the \(x\)-axis, shown shaded in Fig. 9 . [4]
AQA AS Paper 2 2021 June Q7
8 marks Moderate -0.3
7 The diagram below shows the graph of the curve that has equation \(y = x ^ { 2 } - 3 x + 2\) along with two shaded regions. \includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{f87d1b36-26db-4a0b-b9ec-d7d82a396aba-08_646_711_408_667} 7
  1. State the coordinates of the points \(A , B\) and \(C\).
    7
  2. Katy is asked by her teacher to find the total area of the two shaded regions.
    Katy uses her calculator to find \(\int _ { 0 } ^ { 2 } \left( x ^ { 2 } - 3 x + 2 \right) \mathrm { d } x\) and gets the answer \(\frac { 2 } { 3 }\) Katy's teacher says that her answer is incorrect.
    7 (b) (i) Show that the total area of the two shaded regions is 1
    Fully justify your answer.
    7 (b) (ii) Explain why Katy's method was not valid.