Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 7 - Applications of Integration - Review Exercises - Page 503: 2

Answer

$$A = \frac{{81}}{5}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & y = \frac{1}{{{x^2}}},{\text{ }}y = 4,{\text{ }}x = 5 \cr & {\text{Let }}y = y \cr & \frac{1}{{{x^2}}} = 4 \cr & x = \frac{1}{2} \cr & {\text{From the graph we can note that }}4 \geqslant \frac{1}{{{x^2}}}{\text{ on }}\left[ {\frac{1}{2},5} \right] \cr & {\text{Then, the area is given by:}} \cr & A = \int_{1/2}^5 {\left( {4 - \frac{1}{{{x^2}}}} \right)} dx \cr & {\text{Integrate and evaluate}} \cr & A = \left[ {4x + \frac{1}{x}} \right]_{1/2}^5 \cr & A = \left[ {4\left( 5 \right) + \frac{1}{5}} \right] - \left[ {4\left( {1/2} \right) + \frac{1}{{1/2}}} \right] \cr & A = \frac{{101}}{5} - 4 \cr & A = \frac{{81}}{5} \cr} $$
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