Alex C.

asked • 10/14/17

Area between two polar curves ( dont understand why this is the answer)

Consider the curves:
 
γ1 : r(θ) = 1 + sinθ , 0 ≤ θ ≤2pi
 
γ2 : r(θ) = 3sinθ , 0 ≤ θ ≤2pi
 
Calculate the area in the first quadrant enclosed by the both curves and the y-axis. 
 
 
In my solutions booklet, it shows this as the answer : 
 
∫ 1/2(3sinθ)dθ + ∫ 1/2(1+sinθ)2
 
What I dont understand is how do I know which equation to put first . In this problem its the 3sinθ being squared first and 1+sinθ being the second squared. How do I determine the order 

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