Question 80
MediumOriginal questionFor the region bounded by the parabola and the line , which of the following statements are true?
I. The line meets the parabola at and .
II. Its area is .
III. Its area is square units.
IV. Its area is .
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
I: , so . II and III: the line lies above the parabola and the region is symmetric about the -axis, so the area is .
IV: a horizontal strip runs from to , so its length is ; is only half the area. False.
Worth noting
Taking IV as true counts only the right half of each horizontal strip.
- Concept
- Area of a region bounded by a parabola
- Typical timeTypical
- 120 s
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