Find the area between the curve y=, the axis and the ordinates x=0 and x=π.

Given


• Curve is


x = 0 and


• x = π


The given curve is similar toy = sin2 x.


Now consider the y values for some random x values between 0 and π for the function y = sin2x.



From the table we can clearly draw the graph for



The required area under the curve is given by:



[using the property cos 2x = 1- 2sin2 x]




[using the formula, and ]






[as sin π = 0, then sin 2π = 0]



Hence the required area of the curve from x = 0 to x= π is sq. units.


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