Area

Calculus Level 4

Find the area enclosed by the curve y 2 = x 2 x 4 y^2=x^2-x^4 .

Give your answer to 3 decimal places.


The answer is 1.333.

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1 solution

Harsh Khatri
Mar 5, 2016

The given curve is symmetric in the 4 quadrants. So, the required area is:

4 0 1 x 2 ( 1 x 2 ) d x \displaystyle \Rightarrow 4 \displaystyle \int_{0}^{1} \sqrt{x^2(1-x^2)} dx

Substituting x = sin θ d x = cos θ d θ x = \sin\theta \displaystyle \Rightarrow dx = \cos\theta d\theta :

4 0 π 2 sin θ cos 2 θ d θ \displaystyle \Rightarrow 4 \displaystyle \int_{0}^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \sin\theta \cos^2\theta d\theta

4 3 = 1.333 \displaystyle \Rightarrow \frac{4}{3} = \boxed{1.333}

Exactly. Thank you

Jose Sacramento - 5 years, 3 months ago

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