What is the area between the x axis and the curve of y=x^3+x^2-6x. The coordinates on the negative side at the crossing are (-3,0) and (2,0) on the other side. It is on the topic of intergration.
Integrate [ x^3+x^2-6x] from -2 to 3
We need to split this integral up into three parts
x^4/4 + x^3/3 - 3x^2 from -2 to 0
- [(-2)^4/4 + (-2)^3/3 - 3(-2)^2] ] =
-4 + 8/3 + 12 = -4 + 8/3 + 12 = 8 + 8/3 = 10 2/3 = 32/3
Integrate [ x^3+x^2-6x] from 0 to 2
x^4/4 + x^3/3 - 3x^2 from 0 to 2
(2)^4/4 + (2)^3/3 - 3(2)^2 =
4 + 8/3 - 12 =
20/3 - 36/3 = -16/3
Integrate [ x^3+x^2-6x] from 2 to 3 =
x^4/4 + x^3/3 - 3x^2 from 2 to 3
3^4/4 + 3^3/3 - 3(3)^2 - [-16/3] =
81/4 + 27/3 - 27 + 16/3 =
81/4 - 18 + 16/3
243/12 - 216/12 + 64/12 = 91/12
So....the whole area =
32/3 - 16/3 + 91/12 =
16/3 + 91/12 =
64/12 + 91/12 =
155/12 =
12 + 11/12
Integrate [ x^3+x^2-6x] from -2 to 3
We need to split this integral up into three parts
x^4/4 + x^3/3 - 3x^2 from -2 to 0
- [(-2)^4/4 + (-2)^3/3 - 3(-2)^2] ] =
-4 + 8/3 + 12 = -4 + 8/3 + 12 = 8 + 8/3 = 10 2/3 = 32/3
Integrate [ x^3+x^2-6x] from 0 to 2
x^4/4 + x^3/3 - 3x^2 from 0 to 2
(2)^4/4 + (2)^3/3 - 3(2)^2 =
4 + 8/3 - 12 =
20/3 - 36/3 = -16/3
Integrate [ x^3+x^2-6x] from 2 to 3 =
x^4/4 + x^3/3 - 3x^2 from 2 to 3
3^4/4 + 3^3/3 - 3(3)^2 - [-16/3] =
81/4 + 27/3 - 27 + 16/3 =
81/4 - 18 + 16/3
243/12 - 216/12 + 64/12 = 91/12
So....the whole area =
32/3 - 16/3 + 91/12 =
16/3 + 91/12 =
64/12 + 91/12 =
155/12 =
12 + 11/12
Compute the definite integral: integral_(-2)^3 (x^3+x^2-6 x) dx Integrate the sum term by term and factor out constants: = integral_(-2)^3 x^3 dx+ integral_(-2)^3 x^2 dx-6 integral_(-2)^3 x dx Apply the fundamental theorem of calculus. The antiderivative of x^3 is x^4/4: = x^4/4|_(-2)^3+ integral_(-2)^3 x^2 dx-6 integral_(-2)^3 x dx Evaluate the antiderivative at the limits and subtract. x^4/4|_(-2)^3 = 3^4/4-(-2)^4/4 = 65/4: = 65/4+ integral_(-2)^3 x^2 dx-6 integral_(-2)^3 x dx Apply the fundamental theorem of calculus. The antiderivative of x^2 is x^3/3: = 65/4+x^3/3|_(-2)^3-6 integral_(-2)^3 x dx Evaluate the antiderivative at the limits and subtract. x^3/3|_(-2)^3 = 3^3/3-((-2)^3/3) = 35/3: = 335/12-6 integral_(-2)^3 x dx Apply the fundamental theorem of calculus. The antiderivative of x is x^2/2: = 335/12+(-3 x^2)|_(-2)^3 Evaluate the antiderivative at the limits and subtract. (-3 x^2)|_(-2)^3 = (-3 3^2)-(-3 (-2)^2) = -15: Answer: | | = 155/12