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KCET · Maths · Area Under Curves

The area of the region bounded by the curve \(y=x^2\) and the line \(y=16\) is

  1. A \(\frac{32}{3}\) sq. units
  2. B \(\frac{256}{3}\) sq. units
  3. C \(\frac{64}{3}\) sq. units
  4. D \(\frac{128}{3}\) sq. units
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(B) \(\frac{256}{3}\) sq. units

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\(y=x^2, y=16\)
\(\begin{aligned} & 2 \int_0^{16} \sqrt{y} d y=2 \frac{y^{3 / 2}}{3 / 2} \\ & =\frac{4}{3}\left(4^3\right)=\frac{256}{3}\end{aligned}\)