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The area in the first quadrant bounded by the function $y = (8 - x)$ and the coordinate axes is ______ square units (answer in integer).

Function Area Calculation in First Quadrant

We need to find the area enclosed by the function $y = 8 - x$ and the coordinate axes (x-axis and y-axis) specifically within the first quadrant ($x \ge 0, y \ge 0$).

Finding the Boundaries

The boundaries are:

  • The line $y = 8 - x$.
  • The y-axis ($x=0$).
  • The x-axis ($y=0$).

Identifying the Shape and Vertices

To find the area, we first determine where the line intersects the coordinate axes:

  • y-intercept: Set $x = 0$ in the equation $y = 8 - x$. This gives $y = 8 - 0 = 8$. The intersection point is $(0, 8)$.
  • x-intercept: Set $y = 0$ in the equation $y = 8 - x$. This gives $0 = 8 - x$, so $x = 8$. The intersection point is $(8, 0)$.

The region bounded by the line and the axes in the first quadrant is a right-angled triangle with vertices at the origin $(0, 0)$, the x-intercept $(8, 0)$, and the y-intercept $(0, 8)$.

Area Calculation

The base of the triangle lies along the x-axis and has a length of 8 units. The height of the triangle lies along the y-axis and also has a length of 8 units.

The formula for the area of a triangle is:

$ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height} $

Substitute the base and height values:

$ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 8 \times 8 $

$ \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 64 $

$ \text{Area} = 32 $

The area bounded by the function $y = 8 - x$ and the coordinate axes in the first quadrant is 32 square units.

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Important Questions from Application Of Definite Integral (Area)

  1. The equation of a closed curve in two-dimensional polar coordinates is given by $r = \frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}}(1 - \sin \theta)$. The area enclosed by the curve is ______ (answer in integer).

  2. The area bounded by the curves, $y = \sqrt{x}$, and $y = 8x^2$ is _______________(rounded off to 3 decimal places)

  3. Two straight lines pass through the origin $(x_0, y_0) = (0,0)$. One of them passes through the point $(x_1, y_1) = (1,3)$ and the other passes through the point $(x_2, y_2) = (1,2)$. 

    What is the area enclosed between the straight lines in the interval $[0, 1]$ on the x-axis?

  4. Consider the equation for a curve, $y = f(x) = x^2 + x$. 
    The area enclosed by the curve, the x -axis ($y = 0$ line); the vertical lines passing through $x = 1$ and $x = 2$ is _________ (rounded off to 2 decimal places)

  5. The area of the region (rounded off to one decimal place) enclosed between the curves $y = x$ and $y = 3\sqrt{x}$ and between the lines $x = 0$ and $x = 1$ is ________ units.
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