Area Between Curves
Students find the area between a curve and the x-axis, including regions below the axis, by splitting at the roots and using absolute values. They then find the area between two curves by locating the intersection points and integrating top minus bottom.
Learning objectives
- Find the area between a curve and the x-axis, including regions below the axis, by splitting the integral at the roots.
- Find the intersection points of two curves and use them as the limits of integration.
- Calculate the area between two curves by integrating the top curve minus the bottom curve.
What's inside
- 38 PowerPoint slides: lesson, worked examples and the worksheet with solutions
- 11 worksheet questions (33 marks) with step-by-step solutions
- Printable worksheet (4 pages) and a teacher answer key
- Fully editable in PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote and Word
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