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Homework Statement
Find the area between the curves:
x = r(theta-sin(theta)), y = r(1-cos(theta))
2. The attempt at a solution
Usually I would just change the parametric equations into a single equation by solving for theta and substituting back into one of the equations. But that results in a nasty expression that I can't integrate. Basically neither my text nor my professor ever explained how to find the area between two parametric curves and I don't know how to approach the problem. Should I subtract the integrals with respect to theta, using the end points for theta where x=y?