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Q.Find the area bounded by the curve y=cos x between x=0 and x=2\pi.

Uttarakhand UbseUttarakhand Board Intermediate (Class 12) 2026Subjective· 4mImportance★★★★★
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The area bounded by y=cos⁡xy=\cos x and the xx-axis from x=0x=0 to x=2πx=2\pi is ∫02π∣cos⁡x∣ dx=4\displaystyle\int_0^{2\pi}|\cos x|\,dx=4 square units.

Area bounded by y = cos x from x = 0 to x = 2 pi, with regions above and below the x-axis shaded
Area bounded by y = cos x from x = 0 to x = 2 pi, with regions above and below the x-axis shaded

Concept. Area between a curve and the xx-axis is ∫∣y∣ dx\int |y|\,dx; where the curve dips below the axis, the (signed) integral is negative, so we take the absolute value on each sub-interval.

Sign of cos⁡x\cos x on [0,2π][0,2\pi].

  • Positive on [0,π2]\left[0,\tfrac{\pi}{2}\right] and [3π2,2π]\left[\tfrac{3\pi}{2},2\pi\right]; negative on [π2,3π2]\left[\tfrac{\pi}{2},\tfrac{3\pi}{2}\right].

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