# Math Help - area problem

1. ## area problem

Find the area between y=(3+x^2)e^2^e and the x-axis from x = 0to x = 1.

2. Originally Posted by italygirl9
Find the area between y=(3+x^2)e^2^e and the x-axis from x = 0to x = 1.

This function is looking fairly peculiar.

$y = (3 + x^2)e^{2^e}$

$y = (3 + x^2)(e^2)^e = (3 + x^2)e^{2e}$

are both possible interpretations, but should there be an "x" somewhere in the exponentials?

-Dan

3. Thats the way the problem is written. The only hint I received was
(Hint: Use the distributive property after setting up the first integral.)Does is make any sense to you because I am so lost. I also have another problem. Thanks for any help you can offer.

Find the area between f(x)=(x-3)^2 and the x-axis over the indicated interval, [2, 4].

4. Originally Posted by italygirl9
Find the area between y=(3+x^2)e^2^e and the x-axis from x = 0to x = 1.

Originally Posted by italygirl9
Thats the way the problem is written. The only hint I received was
(Hint: Use the distributive property after setting up the first integral.)Does is make any sense to you because I am so lost.
No, it doesn't make any sense to me. Well, here's how to do what you wrote:

I'm just going to set the e^2^e thing as a constant c. Whichever form it is supposed to be $e^{2^e}$ or $(e^2)^e$, it is simply a constant. So:

$\int_0^1(3 + x^2)c dx = c\int_0^1(3 + x^2) dx$

$= c \int_0^13 dx + c \int_0^1x^2 dx$

$= 3c \int_0^1 dx + c \int_0^1 x^2 dx$

Can you do it from here?

-Dan

5. Originally Posted by italygirl9
Find the area between f(x)=(x-3)^2 and the x-axis over the indicated interval, [2, 4].
$\int_2^4(x - 3)^2 dx$

There are two ways to do this, depending on how complicated a method you prefer.

Method 1:
$\int_2^4(x - 3)^2 dx = \int_2^4(x^2 - 6x + 9)dx$

$= \int_2^4x^2~dx - 6 \int_2^4x~dx + 9 \int_2^4 dx$

Method 2:
Let $y = x - 3 \implies dy = dx$
$\int_2^4(x - 3)^2 dx = \int_{-1}^1y^2~dy$
(Note how the limits of the integration change.)

Both of these methods, of course, give you the same answer. If you haven't done substitutions yet, ignore method 2 for now. You'll see it again in due time.

-Dan

6. Can you explain why it was set up that way? My answer I come up with is 2/3 is that correct?

7. Originally Posted by italygirl9
Can you explain why it was set up that way? My answer I come up with is 2/3 is that correct?

How would you set it up differently? One definition of the Riemann integral is that it is the area between the x-axis and the curve over the given domain.

Seeing as you are confused, but got the correct answer you must have done something differently. Could you tell me what you did?

-Dan

8. I replaced x-3 with u to simplify it.
du=1dx
since du=1dx then dx=du/1
dx-du
used the anti-derivative
then i replaced u=x-3 and solved for x

Is this the way you did it?

9. Originally Posted by italygirl9
I replaced x-3 with u to simplify it.
du=1dx
since du=1dx then dx=du/1
dx-du
used the anti-derivative
then i replaced u=x-3 and solved for x

Is this the way you did it?
Okay, so that's method 2 then. I just wouldn't bother to replace the u with x again.

-Dan

10. What is the answer for the first problem I asked you about. I come up with 1, but i don't think thats right at all.

11. Originally Posted by italygirl9
What is the answer for the first problem I asked you about. I come up with 1, but i don't think thats right at all.
Originally Posted by topsquark
I'm just going to set the e^2^e thing as a constant c. Whichever form it is supposed to be $e^{2^e}$ or $(e^2)^e$, it is simply a constant. So:

$\int_0^1(3 + x^2)c dx = c\int_0^1(3 + x^2) dx$

$= c \int_0^13 dx + c \int_0^1x^2 dx$

$= 3c \int_0^1 dx + c \int_0^1 x^2 dx$
$= 3c x |_0^1 + c \cdot \frac{1}{3}x^3 |_0^1$

$= 3c (1 - 0) + \frac{c}{3}(1^3 - 0^3)$

$= 3c + \frac{c}{3} = \frac{10c}{3}$

-Dan

13. Originally Posted by italygirl9
Move your mouse pointer over the symbols and left-click. You should get a box coming up with the code. Otherwise, look at the first few posts in this thread.

-Dan

14. I tried with the symbols and for some reason it won't work. Can you put the solution for the 2/3 in the symbols on the computer. I have it on my scrap paper, but I would like to have the whole problem worked out on the computer? I really do thank you very much for you help with these problems. This is the last class I need to graduate with my 4 year degree. I have taken calculus twice now.

15. Originally Posted by italygirl9
I tried with the symbols and for some reason it won't work. Can you put the solution for the 2/3 in the symbols on the computer. I have it on my scrap paper, but I would like to have the whole problem worked out on the computer? I really do thank you very much for you help with these problems. This is the last class I need to graduate with my 4 year degree. I have taken calculus twice now.
If I am right, this is what you did:
$\int_2^4 (x - 3)^2 dx$

Let $u = x - 3 \implies du = dx$

Thus
$\int (x - 3)^2 dx = \int u^2 du$

$= \frac{1}{3}u^3 + C = \frac{1}{3}(x - 3)^3 + C$

So
$\int_2^4 (x - 3)^2 dx = \frac{1}{3}(4 - 3)^3 - \frac{1}{3}(2 - 3)^3$

$= \frac{1}{3} - \frac{-1}{3} = \frac{2}{3}$

-Dan