Calculus Examples

Find the Area Between the Curves y=|x-16| , y=x/3
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Step 1
Solve by substitution to find the intersection between the curves.
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Step 1.1
Eliminate the equal sides of each equation and combine.
Step 1.2
Solve for .
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Multiply both sides by .
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Simplify.
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Simplify the left side.
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Move to the left of .
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Simplify the right side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Solve for .
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Step 1.2.3.1
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Remove the absolute value term. This creates a on the right side of the equation because .
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The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 1.2.3.3.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
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Multiply both sides by .
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Simplify.
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Simplify the left side.
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Simplify .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify the expression.
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Solve for .
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Step 1.2.3.3.4.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
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Subtract from both sides of the equation.
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Subtract from .
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Add to both sides of the equation.
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Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.2.3.3.4.3.3.1
Divide by .
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Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
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Multiply both sides by .
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Simplify.
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Step 1.2.3.3.7.1
Simplify the left side.
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Simplify .
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Apply the distributive property.
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Simplify the expression.
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Move to the left of .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Move the leading negative in into the numerator.
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Solve for .
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Step 1.2.3.3.8.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
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Step 1.2.3.3.8.1.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
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Add and .
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Add to both sides of the equation.
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Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Divide each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Divide by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.2.3.3.8.3.3.1
Divide by .
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The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 1.3
Evaluate when .
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Step 1.3.1
Substitute for .
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Substitute for in and solve for .
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Step 1.3.2.1
Remove parentheses.
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Divide by .
Step 1.4
Evaluate when .
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Step 1.4.1
Substitute for .
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Substitute for in and solve for .
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Step 1.4.2.1
Remove parentheses.
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Divide by .
Step 1.5
The solution to the system is the complete set of ordered pairs that are valid solutions.
Step 2
The area of the region between the curves is defined as the integral of the upper curve minus the integral of the lower curve over each region. The regions are determined by the intersection points of the curves. This can be done algebraically or graphically.
Step 3
Integrate to find the area between and .
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Step 3.1
Combine the integrals into a single integral.
Step 3.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.3
Combine and .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.5
Multiply by .
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Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 3.7
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 3.8
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
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Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 3.10
Split up the integral depending on where is positive and negative.
Step 3.11
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 3.12
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 3.13
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
Step 3.14
Simplify.
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Step 3.14.1
Combine and .
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Combine and .
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Apply the constant rule.
Step 3.16
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 3.17
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
Step 3.18
Combine and .
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Apply the constant rule.
Step 3.20
Simplify the answer.
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Step 3.20.1
Combine and .
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Substitute and simplify.
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Step 3.20.2.1
Evaluate at and at .
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Evaluate at and at .
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Evaluate at and at .
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Evaluate at and at .
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Simplify.
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Step 3.20.2.5.1
Raise to the power of .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 3.20.2.5.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 3.20.2.5.2.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 3.20.2.5.4.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 3.20.2.5.4.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Raise to the power of .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Step 3.20.2.5.8.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Step 3.20.2.5.8.2.1
Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Raise to the power of .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Add and .
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Raise to the power of .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Raise to the power of .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Subtract from .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of and .
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factors.
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Factor out of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Divide by .
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