Q.Using integration, find the area of the region bounded by the line , the curve and the -axis in the first quadrant.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →The region is bounded by the -axis, the line , and the semicircle in the first quadrant. The area is found by integrating the difference of the curves from to the intersection point , giving .
Concept & Intuition
We are asked to find the area of a region in the first quadrant. Three boundaries are given: the -axis (which is ), a straight line through the origin , and the upper half of a circle (which is , radius 2, centre at origin). The region is the "slice" between the -axis and the line, capped by the circular arc.
The key is to see that the line and the circle intersect somewhere in the first quadrant. For from 0 up to that intersection, the circle lies above the line. So the area is the integral of (top curve minus bottom curve) with respect to , from to the -coordinate of intersection.
The line makes an angle of with the -axis (since ). The circle is centred at the origin with radius 2. So the region is actually a circular sector of angle minus a triangle — but we'll do it by integration as asked.
Step-by-step solution
1. Find the intersection point of the line and the circle.
Set . Square both sides (valid since both are non-negative in first quadrant):
(We take because in first quadrant). Then . So the intersection is at .
2. Identify the upper and lower curves.
For , compare the two functions:
At : circle gives , line gives — circle is above. At : both equal . Since the circle is concave down and the line is straight, the circle stays above the line for . So the upper curve is the circle, the lower curve is the line.
3. Set up the area integral.
Area in the first quadrant between two curves from to is:
Here , , so:
4. Evaluate the integral.
Split into two parts:
For : …
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