Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 6 - Applications of the Integral - 6.1 Area Between Two Curves - Exercises - Page 287: 45

Answer

$$1-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$$

Work Step by Step

Given $$y=\sin x, \quad y=\csc ^{2} x, \quad x=\frac{\pi}{4}$$ Since \begin{aligned} \sin x &=\csc ^{2} x \\ \sin ^{3} &=1 \\ \sin x &=1 \\ x &=\frac{\pi}{2} \end{aligned} and $\csc^2 x\geq \sin x$ for $\pi/4\leq x\leq \pi/2$, so \begin{aligned} A &=\int_{\pi / 4}^{\pi / 2}\left[\csc ^{2} x-\sin x\right] d x \\ &=[-\cot x+\cos x]\bigg|_{\pi / 4}^{\pi / 2} \\ &=1-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \end{aligned}
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