Find area between 2 polar curves

[bavman]

Homework Statement

Fine the area of the region inside the polar curve r=4sin(theta) and outside the polar curve r=2.

Homework Equations

area under polar curve = 1/2 integral (a,b) r^2 d\Theta

The Attempt at a Solution

I set up the integral like follows:

integral (0,pi/2) (4sin(\Theta)^2 d\Theta - integral (pi/2, pi/6) 2 d\Theta

Then from plugging those into my calculator i got 4pi - (2/3)pi = (10/3) pi

Sorry i can't get the integral latex code to work for some reason.

 

[icystrike]

integral (0,pi/2) (4sin(\Theta)^2 d\Theta - integral (pi/2, pi/6) 2 d\Theta

Why do u think that the integral should be from 0,\frac{\pi}{2}?
Don't you think its the intersection(s) of the 2 polar curves?

 

[bavman]

hmm..well i really don't know how i messed that up.

so it should be :

integral (pi/6, 5pi/6) r1^2 - r2^2 dtheta ?

 

[icystrike]

That should be fine! :)