The area of the region bounded by the curve y = \|x|, x|x-2|\, the x-axis and the lines x = -2 and x = 4 is equal to
Answer
12
Solution
For -2 x < 0, x|x-2| < 0 < |x|, so y = -x.
For 0 x 2, x(2-x) x exactly when x 1, so y = 2x - x2 on [0, 1] and y = x on [1, 2].
For 2 x 4, x(x-2) x exactly when x 3, so y = x on [2, 3] and y = x2 - 2x on [3, 4].
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Area = -20(-x) dx + 01(2x - x2) dx + 13x dx + 34(x2 - 2x) dx
= 2 + (1 - 13 ) + 9-12 + [ x33 - x2 ]34
= 2 + 23 + 4 + ( 163 - 0 )
= 12
Answer: 12