Thread: Calculus Problem

LEt a and b be positive integers and y = f(x) be a decreasing differentiable function sucha that f(0) = b and f(a) = 0.

Prove that the integral of 2xy dx from 0 to a equals the integral of x^2 dy from 0 to b.

Well, 2xdx = d(x²), the notice the symmetry: