
( )
=
x
2
−
2
and
Suppose we want to find the area between
f x
( ) 0.5
x
−
1
from x = -2 to the first positive intersection of the two
g x
=
graphs.
From the hand shaded screenshot shown above right it can be seen that
to find the area we need to split it into two sections, with the boundaries
being -2 and the two intersections.
After finding the first intersection using
Intersection
we change into the
HOME
view and
store the results into memory variable
A
.
We then do the same thing for the second
intersection, storing the result into
B
.
We can now calculate the area in the
HOME
view, using
f
−
f
2
for
1
the first and
f
2
−
f
1
for the second. Use
to duplicate the first
integral and edit it to adjust the functions and limits.
the two solutions and add them to give the final answer.
Finally,
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