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Exercise 5.1 · Q5

Q.Find the area of the region bounded by the following curves, X-axis and the given lines: xy=2, x=1, x=4xy = 2,\ x = 1,\ x = 4

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From xy=2xy = 2, y=2xy = \frac{2}{x}, which is positive throughout 1≤x≤41 \le x \le 4. So

A=∫142x dx=2[ln⁡x]14=2(ln⁡4−ln⁡1)=2ln⁡4=4ln⁡2A = \int_1^4 \frac{2}{x}\,dx = 2\left[\ln x\right]_1^4 = 2(\ln 4 - \ln 1) = 2\ln 4 = 4\ln 2 …

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