RD Sharma - Mathematics (Volume 2)

Book: RD Sharma - Mathematics (Volume 2)

Chapter: 21. Areas of Bounded Regions

Subject: Maths - Class 12th

Q. No. 3 of Exercise 21.1

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Find the area the region bounded by the parabola y2 = 4ax and the line x = a.

Given equations are:

x = a ...... (1)


And y2 = 4ax ...... (2)


Equation (1) represents a line parallel to the y - axis at a distance of units and equation (2) represents a parabola with vertex at origin and x - axis as its axis; A rough sketch is given as below: -


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We have to find the area of the shaded region.


Required area


= shaded region OBAO


= 2 (shaded region OBCO) (as it is symmetrical about the x - axis)


(the area can be found by taking a small slice in each region of width Δx, then the area of that sliced part will be yΔx as it is a rectangle and then integrating it to get the area of the whole region)


(As x is between (0,a) and the value of y varies)


(as )



On integrating we get,




On applying the limits, we get,




Hence the area of the region bounded between the line x = a and the parabola y2 = 4ax is equal to square units.


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Sketch the graph of in [0,4] and determine the area of the region enclosed by the curve, the x - axis and the lines x = 0, x = 4