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AP®︎/College Calculus AB

Course: AP®︎/College Calculus AB > Unit 8

Lesson 5: Finding the area between curves expressed as functions of y
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AP®︎/College Calculus AB
Applications of integration
Finding the area between curves expressed as functions of y
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Horizontal areas between curves

AP.CALC: CHA‑5 (EU), CHA‑5.A (LO), CHA‑5.A.2 (EK)
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Problem

The curve x, equals, start fraction, 18, divided by, square root of, 9, y, plus, 19, end square root, end fraction is graphed.
What is the area bounded by the curve, the y-axis, the line y, equals, 5 and the line y, equals, 9?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
square units
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