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Q.(i) Evaluate ∫ (from 0 to π) sin x dx.

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(ii) Hence find the area formed by the curve y = sin x between x = 0 and x = 2π. (1)
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The integral of sin x over one hump [0, π] gives its area, 2; since the second hump [π, 2π] dips below the axis, it contributes an equal magnitude of area (2), so the total enclosed area over [0, 2π] is 4 — not 0, which is what a plain signed integral would give.

(i) ∫0πsin⁡x dx=[−cos⁡x]0π=−cos⁡π−(−cos⁡0)=−(−1)−(−1)=1+1=2.\displaystyle\int_0^\pi \sin x\,dx = [-\cos x]_0^\pi = -\cos\pi - (-\cos 0) = -(-1) - (-1) = 1+1 = 2.

(ii) Area between y = sin x and the x-axis, x = 0 to x = 2π. On [0,π][0,\pi], sin⁡x≥0\sin x\ge 0, so the curve lies above the x-axis and the area of this hump is exactly the integral computed in (i), namely 2.

On [π,2π][\pi, 2\pi], sin⁡x≤0\sin x\le 0, so the curve dips below the x-axis. By symmetry (shifting by π\pi just flips the sign of sine), ∫π2πsin⁡x dx=[−cos⁡x]π2π=(−cos⁡2π)−(−cos⁡π)=−1−1=−2\displaystyle\int_\pi^{2\pi}\sin x\,dx = [-\cos x]_\pi^{2\pi} = (-\cos2\pi)-(-\cos\pi) = -1-1=-2, a signed value of −2-2; since area is always taken as positive (magnitude), this hump also contributes area ∣−2∣=2|-2|=2.

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