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Homework Statement
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Find the area s between the curves:
[tex] y^{2}=x [/tex]
[tex] 2y=x [/tex]
[tex] x=16 [/tex]
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
So i am rather certain that I have the right area marked in the picture to find. It would be much simpler to find this area with respect to x instead of y so I will solve the equations for y and take the integral from the intersect to x=16.
[tex] y=\pm \sqrt{x}= \pm x^{1/2} [/tex]
the positive side is all we need for this integral though.
[tex] y = \frac {x}{2} [/tex]
and these two functions intersect and x=4. So the integral should be:
[tex] \int_{4}^{16} \frac {x}{2} - x^{1/2} dx [/tex]
[tex] \frac {x^{2}}{4} - \frac {2x^{3/2}}{3} [/tex]
which is the anti-derivative that needs to be evaluated at 16 and 4..
[tex] [64-\frac{128}{3}]-[4-\frac{16}{3}] [/tex]
[tex] [\frac {64}{3}] - [-\frac{4}{3} ] [/tex]
[tex] \frac {68}{3} [/tex]
which is evidently not correct. I have tried this many different ways both with respect to x and y and with other areas as S. Like I stated before I am pretty sure I am trying to find the right area now but I am not having much luck here. Please help!
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