Q.Find the value of the following: Area lying in the first quadrant and bounded by the circle x2+y2=4 and the lines x=0 and x=2 is (A) π (B) 2π (C) 3π (D) 4π
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Area Under a Curve
How do you measure the area of a region whose top edge is curved rather than a straight line? For rectangles and triangles we have formulas, but a shape bounded above by y=f(x) has no simple side lengths to plug in. The definite integral is the tool built exactly for this.
The core idea: area as a limit of strips
Take the region under y=f(x) (with f(x)≥0), above the x-axis, between x=a and x=b. Slice it into many thin vertical strips. A strip at position x with tiny width dx is almost a rectangle of height f(x), so its area is about f(x)dx. Add up all the strips and let their width shrink to zero: the sum becomes the definite integral
Area=∫abf(x)dx.
This is why the integral is the area — it is the exact total of infinitely many infinitesimally thin rectangles.
How to compute it
Find an antiderivative F(x) (so F′(x)=f(x)) and evaluate at the two limits — the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus:
∫abf(x)dx=F(b)−F(a).
For example, the area under y=x2 from 0 to 1 is [3x3]01=31.
Cases you must handle carefully
The integral gives signed area. Where the curve dips below the x-axis, f(x)<0 and ∫fdx comes out negative. For the geometric (positive) area of such a stretch, integrate the absolute value or take the magnitude of that piece: Area=∫ab∣f(x)∣dx.
If a curve crosses the x-axis inside [a,b], split the integral at each crossing and add the sizes of the parts.
Area with respect to the y-axis
When the region is bounded by a curve x=g(y) and the y-axis between y=c and y=d, slice horizontally instead: …
The region is the quarter of the circle x2+y2=4 (radius 2) in the first quadrant, between x=0 and x=2.
Step 1 – The required area is given by the definite integral
A=∫02ydx,
where from the circle equation, y=4−x2 (positive in first quadrant).
Step 2 – So
A=∫024−x2dx.
This is a standard form: ∫a2−x2dx=2xa2−x2+2a2sin−1ax+C, with a=2.
Step 3 – Evaluating from 0 to 2: …
The area is a quarter of a circle of radius 2, so it is π square units. The correct option is (A).
The problem asks for the area in the first quadrant bounded by the circle x2+y2=4, the y-axis (x=0), and the vertical line x=2.
The circle x2+y2=4 has centre at the origin and radius 2. The first quadrant is the region where x≥0 and y≥0. The line x=2 is the rightmost point of the circle (where the circle touches the x-axis at (2,0)). So the region is exactly the quarter of the circle lying in the first quadrant.
Area under a curve is found by integrating y with respect to x between the given limits. Here, from the circle equation, the upper half is y=4−x2. The area in the first quadrant is the integral of this from x=0 to x=2.
- Set up the integral The area A is given by
A=∫x=0x=2ydx=∫024−x2dx.
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Recognise the geometric meaning
The integral ∫024−x2dx is the area of a quarter-circle of radius 2. The full circle area is πr2=π(2)2=4π. One quarter of that is π.
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Evaluate the integral (standard trigonometric substitution)
Use x=2sinθ, so dx=2cosθdθ. When x=0, θ=0; when x=2, θ=2π. Then
4−x2=4−4sin2θ=2cosθ.
The integral becomes
A=∫0π/2(2cosθ)⋅(2cosθdθ)=4∫0π/2cos2θdθ.
- Use the identity cos2θ=21+cos2θ …
Method: Area of a circular sector by integration (quarter-circle in the first quadrant)
Use this when the region is a slice of a circle x2+y2=r2 cut off by axes or vertical lines — here the first-quadrant quarter.
Steps
Step 1: Solve the circle for the relevant half.
In the first quadrant, y=r2−x2 (the positive root). The region under this arc between two x-values is an area-under-curve problem.
Step 2: Set up the definite integral with the correct limits.
Area=∫abr2−x2dx
Choosing a=0,b=r captures exactly the first-quadrant quarter. …
Common Mistakes
Mistake 1: Computing the whole semicircle instead of the first-quadrant quarter.
Why it's wrong: integrating 4−x2 from −2 to 2 gives the half-disc area 2π, not the quarter asked for. Correct approach: use the stated limits x=0 to x=2, which enclose exactly one quadrant, giving π.
Mistake 2: Squaring errors on the radius. …
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- AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-22-FN1 markMCQQ.The area of the region lying between the curves y=4−x2, y2=3x and the Y-axis is (A) 3π−231 (B) 6π+231 (C) 3π+231 (D) 6π−231
›Reveal solutionSolution
Integrating with respect to y in two pieces — the parabola from y=0 to 3 and the circle from y=3 to 2 — gives the enclosed area as 3π−231.
Concept and Intuition
When a region's boundary is naturally expressed as x=x(y) for both curves (here x=4−y2 for the circle and x=y2/3 for the parabola), integrating along y with the y-axis as the common left boundary is far cleaner than integrating along x.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Find the intersection of y=4−x2 (so y2=4−x2) and y2=3x: 3x=4−x2⇒x2+3x−4=0⇒(x+4)(x−1)=0. Since x≥0 on the parabola, x=1, giving y=3.
- The circle meets the y-axis at (0,2); the parabola meets it at the origin (0,0).
- The enclosed region has: the y-axis as its left edge from (0,0) to (0,2); the parabola x=y2/3 as its right edge for y∈[0,3]; and the circle x=4−y2 as its right edge for y∈[3,2].
- Area =∫033y2dy+∫324−y2dy.
- First integral: ∫033y2dy=91[y3]03=933=33=31. …
- AP EAPCET 2024Set eng-2024-05-19-AN1 markMCQQ.The area (in sq. units) of the smaller region lying above the X-axis and bounded between the circle x2+y2=2ax and the parabola y2=ax is (A) 2a2(4π−32) (B) a2(4π−32) (C) a2(4π+32) (D) a2(4π2−31)
›Reveal solutionSolution
The circle and parabola meet at x=0 and x=a; integrating the gap between the (higher) circle and the (lower) parabola over [0,a] gives the smaller enclosed area a2(4π−32).
Concept and Intuition
The circle x2+y2=2ax, i.e. (x−a)2+y2=a2, is centered at (a,0) with radius a, so it passes through the origin and through (2a,0). The parabola y2=ax opens rightward from the origin. Near x=0 the circle bulges upward faster than the parabola (its upper-half slope near the origin is steeper), and they cross again at x=a — the "smaller" lens-shaped region above the x-axis is exactly the strip between the two curves over x∈[0,a].
Step-by-Step Solution
- Find intersections: substitute y2=ax into x2+y2=2ax: x2+ax=2ax⇒x2−ax=0⇒x(x−a)=0⇒x=0 or x=a.
- At x=a: y2=a⋅a=a2⇒y=±a; take y=a for the region above the x-axis. So the curves cross at (0,0) and (a,a).
- For 0<x<a, compare the upper branches: circle gives y=2ax−x2, parabola gives y=ax. Near x=0+, 2ax−x2≈2ax>ax, so the circle lies above the parabola throughout (0,a) — this strip is the smaller enclosed region.
- Area =∫0a[2ax−x2−ax]dx.
- For ∫0aaxdx=a⋅32x3/20a=a⋅32a3/2=32a2. …
- AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-26-AN1 markMCQQ.The area of the region (in sq.units) bounded by the curves x2+y2=16 and y2=6x is (A) 4π+43 (B) 32(4π+3) (C) 34(4π+3) (D) 34π+3
›Reveal solutionSolution
The region common to the circle x2+y2=16 and parabola y2=6x is bounded by the parabola near the origin and the circle further out; integrating each piece and doubling for symmetry gives 34(4π+3).
Concept and Intuition
The parabola y2=6x opens rightward from the origin, and the circle has radius 4. Near the vertex, the parabola is the "narrower" curve (smaller ∣y∣ for given x), so it bounds the common region; farther out, the circle becomes narrower and takes over as the boundary. The crossover is exactly at their intersection point.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Intersection: substitute y2=6x into x2+y2=16: x2+6x−16=0⇒x=2 or x=−8 (rejected, since y2=6x≥0 needs x≥0). At x=2: y2=12⇒y=±23.
- For x∈[0,2]: parabola gives smaller ∣y∣ than the circle (check at x=1: parabola ∣y∣=6≈2.45, circle ∣y∣=15≈3.87) — so the parabola bounds the region here.
- For x∈[2,4]: circle gives smaller ∣y∣ (check at x=3: parabola ∣y∣=18≈4.24, circle ∣y∣=7≈2.65) — circle bounds here.
- Area (using symmetry about the x-axis, factor 2):
A=2[∫026xdx+∫2416−x2dx].
- ∫026xdx=6⋅32x3/202=6⋅32⋅22=383.
- Using ∫16−x2dx=2x16−x2+8sin−14x: …
- AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-16-FN1 markMCQQ.The area bounded by the curves y−1=cosx, y=sinx and the X-axis between x=0 and x=π is (A) 2+2π (B) −2π (C) 2−2π (D) 2π
›Reveal solutionSolution
The area of the region bounded by y=1+cosx, y=sinx and the X-axis on [0,π] is 2π.
Concept and Intuition
Three curves fence off one closed region above the X-axis. Its floor is y=0; its roof is whichever curve is lower at each x (the lower envelope), because that is what actually caps the region touching the axis. So the area is the integral of min(1+cosx, sinx).
Step-by-Step Solution
- Find the crossing: 1+cosx=sinx⇒sinx−cosx=1⇒2sin(x−4π)=1, giving x=2π and x=π.
- On [0,2π]: at x=0, sinx=0<1+cosx=2, so sinx is the lower (roof) curve.
- On [2π,π]: at x=43π, 1+cosx≈0.29<sinx≈0.71, so 1+cosx is the roof.
- ∫0π/2sinxdx=[−cosx]0π/2=1.
- ∫π/2π(1+cosx)dx=[x+sinx]π/2π=π−(2π+1)=2π−1. …
- AP EAPCET 2021Set eng-2021-08-25-FN1 markMCQQ.If the area of the region enclosed by the curve x2+y2=16 and the lines x=2 and x=3 is (37−43−38π+k) sq.units, then 'k' equals ______ (A) 16sin−1(43) (B) 8sin−1(43) (C) 4sin−1(43) (D) 2sin−1(43)
›Reveal solutionSolution
Compute the area between x=2 and x=3 under the full circle (upper + lower) using the standard ∫r2−x2dx formula, then match the constant term to identify k.
Concept and Intuition
The region bounded by the circle between two vertical lines x=2 and x=3 (with both halves counted) is twice the area under the upper semicircle over that range — a direct application of the standard circle-area antiderivative.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Area =2∫2316−x2dx (factor 2 for upper + lower half).
- Antiderivative: ∫16−x2dx=2x16−x2+8sin−1(4x)+c.
- At x=3: 237+8sin−1(43).
- At x=2: 1⋅12+8sin−1(21)=23+8⋅6π=23+34π.
- Definite integral =237+8sin−1(43)−23−34π. …
- AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-15-AN1 markMCQQ.The area enclosed between the curves y2=x and y=∣x∣ is (A) 61 (B) 31 (C) 21 (D) 32
›Reveal solutionSolution
Because y2=x only exists for x≥0, y=∣x∣ effectively reduces to the single ray y=x there; the enclosed area between the parabola and this line, from (0,0) to (1,1), is 61.
Concept and Intuition
y=∣x∣ is a V-shaped pair of rays, but the parabola y2=x only exists where x≥0 (since y2 can't be negative). So on the left half (x<0) there is no parabola to intersect the left ray of ∣x∣ — the only relevant intersection is between the parabola and the right ray y=x (x≥0). This reduces the problem to the classic area between y2=x and y=x.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Find intersection points: set y=x into y2=x: x2=x⇒x=0 or x=1. Points: (0,0) and (1,1).
- On [0,1], compare x (upper parabola branch) with x (the line): at x=0.25, x=0.5>0.25=x, so the parabola is above the line throughout (0,1). …
- AP EAPCET 2024Set eng-2024-05-22-FN1 markMCQQ.The area (in sq. units) bounded by the curves x=y2 and x=3−2y2 is (A) 8 (B) 38 (C) 4 (D) 6
›Reveal solutionSolution
Integrate horizontally (with respect to y) since both curves are given as x= function of y. Answer: 4 square units.
Concept and Intuition
Both curves open sideways (they're expressed as x in terms of y), so it's natural to integrate along y, treating the region as bounded on the right by x=3−2y2 and on the left by x=y2, between their points of intersection.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Find intersection points: set y2=3−2y2⇒3y2=3⇒y2=1⇒y=±1.
- For −1≤y≤1, check which curve is to the right: at y=0, x=y2=0 vs x=3−2y2=3, so 3−2y2≥y2 throughout this range.
- Area =∫−11[(3−2y2)−y2]dy=∫−11(3−3y2)dy. …
- AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-15-AN1 markMCQQ.The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the curves y=4∣cosx∣ and y=−∣cosx∣ from x=−π/2 to π/2 is (A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 10
›Reveal solutionSolution
Since cosx≥0 throughout [−π/2,π/2], both curves are simple cosine multiples, and the enclosed area is 5×∫cosxdx=10.
Concept and Intuition
The area between y=f(x) (top curve) and y=g(x) (bottom curve) over an interval is ∫[f(x)−g(x)]dx. Here the vertical gap between the two curves is constant multiple of ∣cosx∣, so no case-splitting on sign is even needed within this interval.
Step-by-Step Solution
- On x∈[−π/2,π/2], cosx≥0⇒∣cosx∣=cosx.
- Top curve: y=4cosx; bottom curve: y=−cosx.
- Vertical gap: 4cosx−(−cosx)=5cosx≥0 throughout, so this is directly the integrand. …
- AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-23-FN1 markMCQQ.The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the lines x=0, x=2π and f(x)=sinx, g(x)=cosx is (A) 2(2−1) (B) 2(3−1) (C) 2(2+1) (D) 32+1
›Reveal solutionSolution
The two curves sinx and cosx cross at x=π/4 inside [0,π/2], so the enclosed area is the sum of two pieces, each evaluating to 2−1, giving total 2(2−1).
Concept and Intuition
Since sinx and cosx swap which one is larger at x=π/4, the area between them over [0,π/2] must be split at that crossing point and the absolute difference integrated on each side.
Step-by-Step Solution
- On [0,π/4]: cosx≥sinx, so area contribution is ∫0π/4(cosx−sinx)dx=[sinx+cosx]0π/4=(22+22)−(0+1)=2−1. …
- AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-18-FN1 markMCQQ.The area (in sq. units) bounded by the curves y=x8, y=2x and x=4 is (A) 12−8log2 (B) 12+8log2 (C) 12−8log4 (D) 12+8log4
›Reveal solutionSolution
The region enclosed by y=8/x, y=2x and x=4 runs from their intersection at x=2 to x=4, with y=2x as the upper boundary; the area works out to 12−8log2.
Concept and Intuition
Finding where the two curves meet tells us where the 'wedge'-shaped bounded region starts; the vertical line x=4 closes it off on the right. Between the intersection and the line, we need to know which curve is higher to set up ∫(upper−lower)dx correctly.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Find the intersection of y=8/x and y=2x: 8/x=2x⇒x2=4⇒x=2 (taking the positive root, matching the given curves), giving y=4.
- Determine which curve is on top between x=2 and x=4: at x=3, y=2x=6 while y=8/x≈2.67. So 2x>8/x here — the line is above the hyperbola on this interval.
- Set up the area integral from the intersection point to the line x=4: Area=∫24(2x−x8)dx.
- Antiderivative: ∫(2x−x8)dx=x2−8logx. …
- AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-18-AN1 markMCQQ.The area bounded by y−1=−∣x∣ and y+1=∣x∣ is (A) 21 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 0
›Reveal solutionSolution
The two absolute-value "V" graphs cross at (±1,0) and enclose a rhombus-shaped region (a square rotated 45°) of area 2.
Concept and Intuition
y−1=−∣x∣⇒y=1−∣x∣ is an upside-down V peaking at (0,1) with slopes ∓1. y+1=∣x∣⇒y=∣x∣−1 is a right-side-up V bottoming at (0,−1) with slopes ±1. Since both have unit slopes, the enclosed figure is actually a square with diagonals along the axes (vertices at (0,1),(1,0),(0,−1),(−1,0)), i.e. a rhombus/square of diagonal length 2 each way.
Step-by-Step Solution
- Find intersections: 1−∣x∣=∣x∣−1⇒2=2∣x∣⇒∣x∣=1⇒x=±1, giving points (1,0) and (−1,0).
- On (−1,1), the top curve is y=1−∣x∣ (value 1 at x=0) and the bottom curve is y=∣x∣−1 (value −1 at x=0).
- Area =∫−11[(1−∣x∣)−(∣x∣−1)]dx=∫−11(2−2∣x∣)dx. …
- AP EAPCET 2024Set eng-2024-05-21-FN1 markMCQQ.The area of the region under the curve y=∣sinx−cosx∣, 0≤x≤2π and above x-axis, is (in square units) (A) 22 (B) 22−1 (C) 2(2−1) (D) 2(2+1)
›Reveal solutionSolution
Split the region at x=π/4 where sinx=cosx, integrate each branch of the absolute value separately, and add.
Concept and Intuition
∣sinx−cosx∣ is cosx−sinx for x<π/4 (where cosine dominates) and sinx−cosx for x>π/4 (where sine dominates) — the area under an absolute-value curve must be computed piecewise across the sign change.
Step-by-Step Solution
- sinx=cosx at x=π/4 within [0,π/2]; for x<π/4, cosx>sinx, so ∣sinx−cosx∣=cosx−sinx; for x>π/4, it's sinx−cosx.
- ∫0π/4(cosx−sinx)dx=[sinx+cosx]0π/4=(22+22)−(0+1)=2−1. …
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