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.