Q.The area bounded by the curve $y = x|x|$, $x$-axis and the ordinates $x = -1$ and $x = 1$ is given by (A) $0$ (B) $\frac{1}{3}$ (C) $\frac{2}{3}$ (D) $\frac{4}{3}$ [Hint : $y = x^2$ if $x > 0$ and $y = -x^2$ if $x < 0$].

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1. AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-15-AN1 markMCQ
   Q.The area enclosed between the curves $y^2 = x$ and $y = |x|$ is (A) $\frac{1}{6}$ (B) $\frac{1}{3}$ (C) $\frac{1}{2}$ (D) $\frac{2}{3}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Because $y^2=x$ only exists for $x\ge0$, $y=|x|$ 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 $\tfrac16$.

   Concept and Intuition

   $y=|x|$ is a V-shaped pair of rays, but the parabola $y^2=x$ only exists where $x\ge0$ (since $y^2$ 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 $y=x$ ($x\ge0$). This reduces the problem to the classic area between $y^2=x$ and $y=x$.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. Find intersection points: set $y=x$ into $y^2=x$: $x^2=x \Rightarrow x=0$ or $x=1$. Points: $(0,0)$ and $(1,1)$.
   2. On $[0,1]$, compare $\sqrt x$ (upper parabola branch) with $x$ (the line): at $x=0.25$, $\sqrt x=0.5 > 0.25=x$, so the parabola is above the line throughout $(0,1)$. …

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2. AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-18-AN1 markMCQ
   Q.The area bounded by $y-1=-|x|$ and $y+1=|x|$ is (A) $\frac{1}{2}$ (B) $1$ (C) $2$ (D) $0$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   The two absolute-value "V" graphs cross at $(\pm1,0)$ and enclose a rhombus-shaped region (a square rotated 45°) of area $2$.

   Concept and Intuition

   $y-1=-|x|\Rightarrow y=1-|x|$ is an upside-down V peaking at $(0,1)$ with slopes $\mp1$. $y+1=|x|\Rightarrow y=|x|-1$ is a right-side-up V bottoming at $(0,-1)$ with slopes $\pm1$. 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

   1. Find intersections: $1-|x|=|x|-1\Rightarrow 2=2|x|\Rightarrow|x|=1\Rightarrow x=\pm1$, giving points $(1,0)$ and $(-1,0)$.
   2. 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 $x=0$).
   3. Area $=\int_{-1}^{1}\big[(1-|x|)-(|x|-1)\big]dx=\int_{-1}^1(2-2|x|)dx$. …

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3. AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-17-AN1 markMCQ
   Q.The area bounded by the curve $y=x^2$ and $y-6=-|x|$ is (A) $37/4$ (B) $22/3$ (C) $44/3$ (D) $38/3$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   The parabola and the "tent" line $y=6-|x|$ meet at $x=\pm2$; using the even symmetry of both curves, the enclosed area works out to $44/3$.

   Concept and Intuition

   Both $y=x^2$ and $y=6-|x|$ are even functions, so the region they enclose is symmetric about the Y-axis. It's efficient to compute the area on $[0,2]$ (where $|x|=x$) and double it, rather than integrating across the absolute value directly.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. For $x\ge0$: solve $x^2=6-x\Rightarrow x^2+x-6=0\Rightarrow(x-2)(x+3)=0\Rightarrow x=2$ (rejecting $x=-3$). By symmetry the other intersection is $x=-2$.
   2. At $x=2$: $y=4$ for both curves — consistent.
   3. On $[0,2]$, the upper curve is $6-x$ (line) and the lower is $x^2$ (check at $x=1$: line gives $5$, parabola gives $1$ — line is on top). …

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4. AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-16-AN1 markMCQ
   Q.The area bounded by the curve $x = \log(|y|)$, the lines $x = -1$ and $x = 0$ is (A) $1 - e^{-1}$ (B) $1 - e$ (C) $2(1-e)$ (D) $2(1 - e^{-1})$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   The curve $x=\log|y|$ has two branches $y=\pm e^x$; the area enclosed between $x=-1$ and $x=0$ is $2(1-e^{-1})$.

   Concept and Intuition

   $x=\log|y| \Leftrightarrow |y|=e^x \Leftrightarrow y=\pm e^x$, giving a symmetric pair of curves about the x-axis.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. Upper branch: $y=e^x$. Lower branch: $y=-e^x$.
   2. Between $x=-1$ and $x=0$, the vertical gap between the branches is $e^x-(-e^x)=2e^x$. …

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5. AP EAPCET 2024Set eng-2024-05-21-FN1 markMCQ
   Q.The area of the region under the curve $y = |\sin x - \cos x|$, $0 \le x \le \dfrac{\pi}{2}$ and above x-axis, is (in square units) (A) $2\sqrt{2}$ (B) $2\sqrt{2} - 1$ (C) $2(\sqrt{2}-1)$ (D) $2(\sqrt{2}+1)$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Split the region at $x=\pi/4$ where $\sin x=\cos x$, integrate each branch of the absolute value separately, and add.

   Concept and Intuition

   $|\sin x-\cos x|$ is $\cos x-\sin x$ for $x<\pi/4$ (where cosine dominates) and $\sin x-\cos x$ for $x>\pi/4$ (where sine dominates) — the area under an absolute-value curve must be computed piecewise across the sign change.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. $\sin x=\cos x$ at $x=\pi/4$ within $[0,\pi/2]$; for $x<\pi/4$, $\cos x>\sin x$, so $|\sin x-\cos x|=\cos x-\sin x$; for $x>\pi/4$, it's $\sin x-\cos x$.
   2. $\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/4}(\cos x-\sin x)dx=\Big[\sin x+\cos x\Big]_0^{\pi/4}=\left(\frac{\sqrt2}{2}+\frac{\sqrt2}{2}\right)-(0+1)=\sqrt2-1$. …

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6. AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-13-FN1 markMCQ
   Q.The area of the region bounded by the curve $y = x^2 + x$, the lines $y = x$, $x = 1$ and $y = 2$ is (A) $\dfrac{12}{5}$ (B) $\dfrac{7}{2}$ (C) $\dfrac{4}{5}$ (D) $\dfrac{1}{3}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   The four boundary curves pin down a single closed loop from $x=0$ to $x=1$ between the parabola and the line $y=x$; its area is $\dfrac13$.

   Concept and Intuition

   When several curves are said to "bound a region," first locate every pairwise intersection — the closed loop's vertices are exactly these intersection points, and its area is found by integrating (upper curve minus lower curve) over the right interval.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. Intersection of $y=x^2+x$ and $y=x$: $x^2+x=x\Rightarrow x^2=0\Rightarrow x=0$. They only touch at $(0,0)$, and since $x^2+x-x=x^2\ge0$, the parabola is above the line for all other $x$.
   2. Intersection of $y=x$ and $x=1$: point $(1,1)$.
   3. Intersection of $y=x^2+x$ and $x=1$: point $(1,2)$.
   4. Intersection of $y=x^2+x$ and $y=2$: $x^2+x-2=0\Rightarrow(x-1)(x+2)=0\Rightarrow x=1$ (the relevant root, giving $(1,2)$ again). …

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7. AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-15-AN1 markMCQ
   Q.The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the curves $y=4|\cos x|$ and $y=-|\cos x|$ from $x=-\pi/2$ to $\pi/2$ is (A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 10

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Since $\cos x\ge0$ throughout $[-\pi/2,\pi/2]$, both curves are simple cosine multiples, and the enclosed area is $5\times\int\cos x\,dx=10$.

   Concept and Intuition

   The area between $y=f(x)$ (top curve) and $y=g(x)$ (bottom curve) over an interval is $\int[f(x)-g(x)]\,dx$. Here the vertical gap between the two curves is constant multiple of $|\cos x|$, so no case-splitting on sign is even needed within this interval.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. On $x\in[-\pi/2,\pi/2]$, $\cos x\ge0\Rightarrow|\cos x|=\cos x$.
   2. Top curve: $y=4\cos x$; bottom curve: $y=-\cos x$.
   3. Vertical gap: $4\cos x-(-\cos x)=5\cos x\ge0$ throughout, so this is directly the integrand. …

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8. AP EAPCET 2025Set eng-2025-05-22-FN1 markMCQ
   Q.The area of the region lying between the curves $y = \sqrt{4-x^2}$, $y^2 = 3x$ and the Y-axis is (A) $\frac{\pi}{3} - \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}$ (B) $\frac{\pi}{6} + \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}$ (C) $\frac{\pi}{3} + \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}$ (D) $\frac{\pi}{6} - \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}}$

   ›Reveal solutionSolution

   Integrating with respect to $y$ in two pieces — the parabola from $y=0$ to $\sqrt3$ and the circle from $y=\sqrt3$ to $2$ — gives the enclosed area as $\frac{\pi}{3}-\frac{1}{2\sqrt3}$.

   Concept and Intuition

   When a region's boundary is naturally expressed as $x=x(y)$ for both curves (here $x=\sqrt{4-y^2}$ for the circle and $x=y^2/3$ 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

   1. Find the intersection of $y=\sqrt{4-x^2}$ (so $y^2=4-x^2$) and $y^2=3x$: $3x=4-x^2\Rightarrow x^2+3x-4=0\Rightarrow(x+4)(x-1)=0$. Since $x\ge0$ on the parabola, $x=1$, giving $y=\sqrt3$.
   2. The circle meets the y-axis at $(0,2)$; the parabola meets it at the origin $(0,0)$.
   3. The enclosed region has: the y-axis as its left edge from $(0,0)$ to $(0,2)$; the parabola $x=y^2/3$ as its right edge for $y\in[0,\sqrt3]$; and the circle $x=\sqrt{4-y^2}$ as its right edge for $y\in[\sqrt3,2]$.
   4. Area $=\displaystyle\int_0^{\sqrt3}\frac{y^2}{3}\,dy+\int_{\sqrt3}^{2}\sqrt{4-y^2}\,dy$.
   5. First integral: $\displaystyle\int_0^{\sqrt3}\frac{y^2}{3}dy=\frac{1}{9}\left[y^3\right]_0^{\sqrt3}=\frac{3\sqrt3}{9}=\frac{\sqrt3}{3}=\frac{1}{\sqrt3}$. …

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9. AP EAPCET 2024Set eng-2024-05-22-FN1 markMCQ
   Q.The area (in sq. units) bounded by the curves $x = y^2$ and $x = 3 - 2y^2$ is (A) $8$ (B) $\dfrac{8}{3}$ (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 $x=3-2y^2$ and on the left by $x=y^2$, between their points of intersection.

   Step-by-Step Solution

   1. Find intersection points: set $y^2 = 3-2y^2 \Rightarrow 3y^2=3 \Rightarrow y^2=1 \Rightarrow y=\pm1$.
   2. For $-1\le y\le 1$, check which curve is to the right: at $y=0$, $x=y^2=0$ vs $x=3-2y^2=3$, so $3-2y^2 \ge y^2$ throughout this range.
   3. Area $= \displaystyle\int_{-1}^{1}\left[(3-2y^2)-y^2\right]dy = \int_{-1}^1 (3-3y^2)\,dy$. …

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10. AP EAPCET 2024Set eng-2024-05-19-AN1 markMCQ
    Q.The area (in sq. units) of the smaller region lying above the X-axis and bounded between the circle $x^2+y^2=2ax$ and the parabola $y^2=ax$ is (A) $2a^2\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}-\dfrac{2}{3}\right)$ (B) $a^2\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}-\dfrac{2}{3}\right)$ (C) $a^2\left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}+\dfrac{2}{3}\right)$ (D) $a^2\left(\dfrac{\pi^2}{4}-\dfrac{1}{3}\right)$

    ›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 $a^2\left(\dfrac\pi4-\dfrac23\right)$.

    Concept and Intuition

    The circle $x^2+y^2=2ax$, i.e. $(x-a)^2+y^2=a^2$, is centered at $(a,0)$ with radius $a$, so it passes through the origin and through $(2a,0)$. The parabola $y^2=ax$ 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 $x\in[0,a]$.

    Step-by-Step Solution

    1. Find intersections: substitute $y^2=ax$ into $x^2+y^2=2ax$: $x^2+ax=2ax \Rightarrow x^2-ax=0 \Rightarrow x(x-a)=0 \Rightarrow x=0$ or $x=a$.
    2. At $x=a$: $y^2=a\cdot a=a^2 \Rightarrow y=\pm a$; take $y=a$ for the region above the x-axis. So the curves cross at $(0,0)$ and $(a,a)$.
    3. For $0<x<a$, compare the upper branches: circle gives $y=\sqrt{2ax-x^2}$, parabola gives $y=\sqrt{ax}$. Near $x=0^+$, $2ax-x^2\approx2ax > ax$, so the circle lies above the parabola throughout $(0,a)$ — this strip is the smaller enclosed region.
    4. Area $=\displaystyle\int_0^a\left[\sqrt{2ax-x^2}-\sqrt{ax}\right]dx$.
    5. For $\int_0^a\sqrt{ax}\,dx = \sqrt a\cdot\dfrac23x^{3/2}\Big|_0^a = \sqrt a\cdot\dfrac23a^{3/2}=\dfrac23a^2$. …

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11. AP EAPCET 2026Set eng-2026-05-12-FN1 markMCQ
    Q.The area of the region bounded by the curve $xy = -a$ $(a > 1)$ and the lines $x = -a$ and $y = a$ is (A) $a(a - 1 - \log a)$ (B) $a(a + 1 + \log a)$ (C) $a^2 - a + \log a$ (D) $a^2 - a - \log a$

    ›Reveal solutionSolution

    The area enclosed by the rectangular hyperbola $xy=-a$ and the lines $x=-a$, $y=a$ works out, after a direct integration, to $a(a-1-\log a)$.

    Concept and Intuition

    $xy=-a$ ($a>0$) is a hyperbola lying in the second and fourth quadrants (since the product of coordinates must be negative). We only need the branch in the second quadrant here ($x<0,y>0$, i.e. $y=-a/x$). The two given lines pin down a finite region between the curve and the corner point where the lines would meet.

    Step-by-Step Solution

    1. Rewrite the curve as $y=-\dfrac{a}{x}$ (valid for $x<0$ here, giving $y>0$).
    2. Find where the curve meets $x=-a$: $y=-a/(-a)=1$, point $(-a,1)$.
    3. Find where the curve meets $y=a$: $a=-a/x\Rightarrow x=-1$, point $(-1,a)$.
    4. For $x\in[-a,-1]$, the curve $y=-a/x$ lies below the line $y=a$ (check at $x=-1$: curve value $=a$, equal; at $x=-a$: curve value$=1<a$ since $a>1$). So the vertical strip between the curve and the top line $y=a$, from $x=-a$ to $x=-1$, is exactly the bounded region.
    5. Area $=\displaystyle\int_{-a}^{-1}\Big[a-\big(-\tfrac{a}{x}\big)\Big]dx=\int_{-a}^{-1}\Big(a+\tfrac{a}{x}\Big)dx$. …

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12. AP EAPCET 2023Set eng-2023-05-16-FN1 markMCQ
    Q.The area bounded by the curves $y-1=\cos x$, $y=\sin x$ and the X-axis between $x=0$ and $x=\pi$ is (A) $2+\dfrac{\pi}{2}$ (B) $-\dfrac{\pi}{2}$ (C) $2-\dfrac{\pi}{2}$ (D) $\dfrac{\pi}{2}$

    ›Reveal solutionSolution

    The area of the region bounded by $y=1+\cos x$, $y=\sin x$ and the X-axis on $[0,\pi]$ is $\dfrac{\pi}{2}$.

    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 $\min(1+\cos x,\ \sin x)$.

    Step-by-Step Solution

    1. Find the crossing: $1+\cos x=\sin x\Rightarrow \sin x-\cos x=1\Rightarrow \sqrt2\sin\!\left(x-\tfrac{\pi}{4}\right)=1$, giving $x=\tfrac{\pi}{2}$ and $x=\pi$.
    2. On $[0,\tfrac{\pi}{2}]$: at $x=0$, $\sin x=0<1+\cos x=2$, so $\sin x$ is the lower (roof) curve.
    3. On $[\tfrac{\pi}{2},\pi]$: at $x=\tfrac{3\pi}{4}$, $1+\cos x\approx0.29<\sin x\approx0.71$, so $1+\cos x$ is the roof.
    4. $\displaystyle\int_0^{\pi/2}\sin x\,dx=[-\cos x]_0^{\pi/2}=1$.
    5. $\displaystyle\int_{\pi/2}^{\pi}(1+\cos x)\,dx=[x+\sin x]_{\pi/2}^{\pi}=\pi-\left(\tfrac{\pi}{2}+1\right)=\tfrac{\pi}{2}-1.$ …

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