Area under the curve

Calculus Level pending

If the area under the curve y = 4 x x 2 y = 4x - x^{2} can be expressed in the form a b \frac{a}{b} , where a a and b b are coprime, positive integers, what is a + b + a b a + b + ab ?


The answer is 131.

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1 solution

Victor Loh
Dec 30, 2013

Firstly, we find where the curve cuts the x x -axis.

4 x x 2 = x ( 4 x ) = 0 x = 0 or 4 4x-x^{2} = x(4-x) = 0 \implies x = 0 \text{or} 4

Hence the area under the curve

= 0 4 ( 4 x x 2 ) d x = \int_0^4 (4x-x^{2}) dx

= [ 2 x 2 x 3 3 ] 0 4 = \Bigg [2x^{2} - \frac{x^{3}}{3}\Bigg ]_0^4

= ( 32 64 3 ) 0 = \Bigg (32 - \frac{64}{3}\Bigg) - 0

= 32 3 = \frac{32}{3}

Hence a = 32 , b = 3 a = 32, b = 3 , and a + b + a b = 32 + 3 + 32 3 = 131 a + b + ab = 32 + 3 + 32 \cdot 3 = \boxed{131} .

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