Find the area of the region bounded by the parabola y = 4x^2, the tangent line to this parabola at (1, 4), and the x-axis.

Question

give answer as a fraction and no decimals please

Answer 1

Find area under parabola from x =0 to x=1

Find eqaution of the tangent

Find the area under tangent from its x intersept to x=1

Subtract area under tangent from area under parabola

 

Area under parabola

y = 4x^2

This parabola passes through (0,0)

 Definite Integrate from x =0 to point of tangent x= 1

Integral y = (4x^3)/3

Definite Integrate from x =0 to point of tangent x= 1 = 4 x 13/3 – 0 = 4/3 units

 

Equation of tangent line

Slope of parabola at (1,4)

Differentiate y = 4x^2

dy/dx = 8x = slope

slope at x=1 would be 8 x1 = 8

equation of tangent

y = mx + b

y = 8x + b

since this line passes through (1,4)

4 = 8 x 1 + b

b = -4

tangent equation y= 8x – 4

x intercept at y=0

0= 8x -4

X=1/2

 

Area under tangent from x= ½ to x=1

Integrate y = 8x - 4

Integral y = (8x^2)/2 – 4x

Definite integral from x= ½ to x= 1

  ((8 x 1)/2 – 4 x 1) – ((8 x ½ 2/2) – 4x1/2)

  0 – (-1) = 1 unit

 

Subtract area under tangent from area under parabola

 

4/3 – 1 = 1/3 units – Answer :)

Answer 2

 

 

  Y = 4 X^2

 

   Y' = 8X

 

    Y'( 1) = 8     / Slope of the tangent line

 

                             4                               4

    Bounded area = ∫ 4 X^2 dx = 4/3 X^3l    - 1/2 ( 4 ) ( 1/2) =

                                             

                                                   256/ 3 - 1 = 253/3

 

   Graph will show that area of triangle subtracted from the area under the curve.