Q. Find the area of the curved trapezoid bounded by the lines y=3x+6, y=0, x=−1, x=2.
Find Intersection Points: First, we need to find the points of intersection between the lines to determine the vertices of the trapezoid.For y=0 and x=−1, the point is (−1,0).For y=0 and x=2, the point is (2,0).For y=3x+6 and x=−1, y=3(−1)+6=3, so the point is (−1,3).For y=3x+6 and x=2, x=−12, so the point is x=−13.
Calculate Trapezoid Area: Now, we calculate the area of the trapezoid. The formula for the area of a trapezoid is A=21×(b1+b2)×h, where b1 and b2 are the bases and h is the height. Here, b1 is the length from (−1,0) to (2,0), which is 3 units. b2 is the length from (−1,3) to b10, which we find by calculating the distance between these two points.
Find Distance Between Points: To find the distance between (−1,3) and (2,12), we use the distance formula: d=(x2−x1)2+(y2−y1)2. So, d=(2−(−1))2+(12−3)2=32+92=9+81=90.
Calculate Trapezoid Height: The height h of the trapezoid is the distance between y=0 and y=3x+6 along the x=−1 or x=2 line.Since these lines are vertical, the height is simply the difference in y-values at x=−1 or x=2.For x=−1, the y-values are y=00 and y=01, so y=02.For x=2, the y-values are y=00 and y=06, so y=07.We made a mistake here; the height should be consistent, so we need to choose one y=08-value to calculate the height.
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