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COMEDK · Maths · 31. Area Under Curves

Area bounded by the curve \(y=x^{3}\), the \(X\)-axis and the ordinates at \(x=-2\) and \(x=1\), is

  1. A \(-9\) sq units
  2. B \(-\frac{15}{4}\) sq units
  3. C \(\frac{15}{4}\) sq units
  4. D \(\frac{17}{4}\) sq units
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(D) \(\frac{17}{4}\) sq units

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\(\begin{aligned} \text { Required area } &=\left|\int_{-2}^{0} x^{3} d x\right|+\int_{0}^{1} x^{3} d x \\ &=\left|\left[\frac{x^{4}}{4}\right]_{-2}^{0}\right|+\left[\frac{x^{4}}{4}\right]_{0}^{1}=\frac{16}{4}+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{17}{4} \text { squnits } \end{aligned}\)