Thread: Area Problem

12. The area of the region enclosed by the graph of y = x^2 + 1 and the line y = 5 is

(A) 14/3
(B) 16/3
(C) 28/3
(D) 32/3
(E) 8p

Originally Posted by frozenflames

12. The area of the region enclosed by the graph of y = x^2 + 1 and the line y = 5 is

(A) 14/3
(B) 16/3
(C) 28/3
(D) 32/3
(E) 8p

Sketch the graph, see attachment. Counting squares indicates this area is
close to 12 (so answer (D) is probably correct), but we will finish thsi using
integration.



RonL