Question 76
MediumOriginal questionWhich expression gives the area of the region in the first quadrant bounded by the curve , the line and the -axis?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
meets where , at in the first quadrant; the line meets the -axis at .
The top edge is the parabola for and the line for : .
Worth noting
is the region between the line and the parabola, which is closed off by the -axis, not the -axis.
- Concept
- Splitting a region where its boundary changes
- Typical timeTypical
- 90 s
- Your timeYours
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