What is the net area between f(x) = x-sinx f(x)=xsinx and the x-axis over x in [0, 3pi ]x[0,3π]?

1 Answer
May 7, 2018

int_0^(3π)(x-sinx)dx=((9π^2)/2-2) m^2

Explanation:

f(x)=x-sinx , xin[0,3pi]

f(x)=0 <=> x=sinx <=> (x=0)

(Note: |sinx|<=|x| , AAxinRR and the = is true only for x=0)

  • x>0 <=> x-sinx>0 <=> f(x)>0

So when xin[0,3pi] , f(x)>=0

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The area we are looking for since f(x)>=0 ,xin[0,3pi]

is given by int_0^(3π)(x-sinx)dx =

int_0^(3π)xdx - int_0^(3π)sinxdx =

[x^2/2]_0^(3π)+[cosx]_0^(3π) =

(9π^2)/2+cos(3π)-cos0 =

((9π^2)/2-2) m^2