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
]


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[as sin π = 0, then sin 2π = 0]
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Hence the required area of the curve
from x = 0 to x= π is
sq. units.