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Q.Find the area under the line y=3x+2y=3x+2 between x=0x=0 and x=4x=4.

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Setting up and evaluating the integral

Area=∫04(3x+2) dx=[3x22+2x]04=(3(16)2+8)−0=24+8=32\text{Area}=\int_0^4(3x+2)\,dx=\left[\frac{3x^2}{2}+2x\right]_0^4=\left(\frac{3(16)}{2}+8\right)-0=24+8=32

Check (independent recomputation via the trapezoid area formula, since y=3x+2y=3x+2 is a straight line): at x=0,y=2x=0,y=2; at x=4,y=14x=4,y=14. Trapezoid area =12(2+14)(4)=12(16)(4)=32=\frac12(2+14)(4)=\frac12(16)(4)=32 — matches exactly.

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Area =32=32 sq. units

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