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Q.Using integration, find the area of the region in the first quadrant enclosed by the XX-axis, the line y=xy = x and the circle x2+y2=32x^2 + y^2 = 32.

Meghalaya MboseMBOSE Meghalaya Intermediate Board 2019Subjective· 6mImportance★★★★★
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Find where the line y=xy=x meets the circle in the first quadrant, split the required region into a triangular part (under the line) and a part under the circular arc, and evaluate the two definite integrals.

Step 1 — Find the point of intersection

Circle: x2+y2=32x^2+y^2=32. Substituting y=xy=x:

x2+x2=32  ⟹  2x2=32  ⟹  x2=16  ⟹  x=4 (taking the first-quadrant root)x^2+x^2=32\implies 2x^2=32\implies x^2=16\implies x=4\ (\text{taking the first-quadrant root})

So y=4y=4, and the line meets the circle at (4,4)(4,4). The circle has radius 32=42\sqrt{32}=4\sqrt2, so it meets the xx-axis (first quadrant) at (42,0)(4\sqrt2,0).

Step 2 — Set up the region

In the first quadrant, for 0≤x≤40\le x\le 4 the upper boundary of the required region is the line y=xy=x; for 4≤x≤424\le x\le 4\sqrt2 the upper boundary is the circle y=32−x2y=\sqrt{32-x^2}. The lower boundary throughout is the xx-axis.

A=∫04x dx+∫44232−x2 dxA=\int_0^4 x\,dx+\int_4^{4\sqrt2}\sqrt{32-x^2}\,dx

Step 3 — Evaluate the first integral

∫04x dx=[x22]04=162−0=8\int_0^4 x\,dx=\left[\frac{x^2}{2}\right]_0^4=\frac{16}{2}-0=8

Step 4 — Evaluate the second integral

Using the standard result ∫a2−x2 dx=x2a2−x2+a22sin⁡−1xa+C\displaystyle\int\sqrt{a^2-x^2}\,dx=\frac{x}{2}\sqrt{a^2-x^2}+\frac{a^2}{2}\sin^{-1}\frac{x}{a}+C with a2=32a^2=32, a=42a=4\sqrt2:

At x=42x=4\sqrt2: 32−32=0\sqrt{32-32}=0 and sin⁡−1 ⁣(4242)=sin⁡−1(1)=π2\sin^{-1}\!\left(\dfrac{4\sqrt2}{4\sqrt2}\right)=\sin^{-1}(1)=\dfrac{\pi}{2}, giving

0+322⋅π2=8π0+\frac{32}{2}\cdot\frac{\pi}{2}=8\pi

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