Calculus Examples

Find the Area Between the Curves y=x^2-1 , y=3/(x^2+1)
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Step 1
Solve by substitution to find the intersection between the curves.
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Step 1.1
Eliminate the equal sides of each equation and combine.
Step 1.2
Solve for .
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Step 1.2.1
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2.2
Find the LCD of the terms in the equation.
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Step 1.2.2.1
Finding the LCD of a list of values is the same as finding the LCM of the denominators of those values.
Step 1.2.2.2
Remove parentheses.
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The LCM of one and any expression is the expression.
Step 1.2.3
Multiply each term in by to eliminate the fractions.
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Step 1.2.3.1
Multiply each term in by .
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Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.2.3.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
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Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.2.3.3.1
Simplify each term.
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Step 1.2.3.3.1.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Solve the equation.
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Step 1.2.4.1
Move all terms containing to the left side of the equation.
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Step 1.2.4.1.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
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Combine the opposite terms in .
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Step 1.2.4.1.2.1
Subtract from .
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Add and .
Step 1.2.4.2
Take the specified root of both sides of the equation to eliminate the exponent on the left side.
Step 1.2.4.3
Simplify .
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Step 1.2.4.3.1
Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.
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The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
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Step 1.2.4.4.1
First, use the positive value of the to find the first solution.
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Next, use the negative value of the to find the second solution.
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The complete solution is the result of both the positive and negative portions of the solution.
Step 1.3
Evaluate when .
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Step 1.3.1
Substitute for .
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Substitute for in and solve for .
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Step 1.3.2.1
Remove parentheses.
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Simplify .
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Step 1.3.2.2.1
Simplify the denominator.
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Rewrite as .
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Use to rewrite as .
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Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, .
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Combine and .
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Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.3.2.2.1.1.4.1
Cancel the common factor.
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Rewrite the expression.
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Evaluate the exponent.
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Add and .
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Divide by .
Step 1.4
The solution to the system is the complete set of ordered pairs that are valid solutions.
Step 2
The area of the region between the curves is defined as the integral of the upper curve minus the integral of the lower curve over each region. The regions are determined by the intersection points of the curves. This can be done algebraically or graphically.
Step 3
Integrate to find the area between and .
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Step 3.1
Combine the integrals into a single integral.
Step 3.2
Simplify each term.
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Step 3.2.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.2.2
Multiply by .
Step 3.3
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 3.4
Simplify terms.
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Step 3.4.1
Combine and .
Step 3.4.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.5.1
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.5.2
Multiply by by adding the exponents.
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Step 3.5.2.1
Move .
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Use the power rule to combine exponents.
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Add and .
Step 3.5.3
Multiply by .
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Reorder terms.
Step 3.6
Combine into one fraction.
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Step 3.6.1
Write as a fraction with a common denominator.
Step 3.6.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.7
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 3.7.1
Add and .
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Add and .
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Add and .
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Rewrite as .
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Rewrite as .
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Reorder and .
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Since both terms are perfect squares, factor using the difference of squares formula, where and .
Step 3.8
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.9
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.10
Apply the distributive property.
Step 3.11
Simplify the expression.
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Step 3.11.1
Reorder and .
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Reorder and .
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Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
Step 3.12
Factor out negative.
Step 3.13
Use the power rule to combine exponents.
Step 3.14
Add and .
Step 3.15
Add and .
Step 3.16
Simplify the expression.
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Step 3.16.1
Subtract from .
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Reorder and .
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Divide by .
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Step 3.17.1
Set up the polynomials to be divided. If there is not a term for every exponent, insert one with a value of .
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Step 3.17.2
Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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Step 3.17.5
After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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Pull the next term from the original dividend down into the current dividend.
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Divide the highest order term in the dividend by the highest order term in divisor .
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Multiply the new quotient term by the divisor.
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The expression needs to be subtracted from the dividend, so change all the signs in
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After changing the signs, add the last dividend from the multiplied polynomial to find the new dividend.
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The final answer is the quotient plus the remainder over the divisor.
Step 3.18
Split the single integral into multiple integrals.
Step 3.19
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 3.20
By the Power Rule, the integral of with respect to is .
Step 3.21
Combine and .
Step 3.22
Apply the constant rule.
Step 3.23
Since is constant with respect to , move out of the integral.
Step 3.24
Simplify the expression.
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Step 3.24.1
Reorder and .
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Rewrite as .
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The integral of with respect to is .
Step 3.26
Simplify the answer.
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Step 3.26.1
Substitute and simplify.
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Step 3.26.1.1
Evaluate at and at .
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Evaluate at and at .
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Evaluate at and at .
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Simplify.
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Step 3.26.1.4.1
Rewrite as .
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Raise to the power of .
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Factor out of .
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Apply the product rule to .
Step 3.26.1.4.5
Raise to the power of .
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Rewrite as .
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Raise to the power of .
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Move the negative in front of the fraction.
Step 3.26.1.4.9
Multiply by .
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Multiply by .
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Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.26.1.4.12
Add and .
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Add and .
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To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
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Combine and .
Step 3.26.1.4.16
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 3.26.1.4.17
Multiply by .
Step 3.26.2
Simplify.
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Step 3.26.2.1
Rewrite as .
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Step 3.26.2.1.1
Factor out of .
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Rewrite as .
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Pull terms out from under the radical.
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Multiply by .
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Simplify.
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Step 3.26.3.1
Evaluate .
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Multiply by .
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Evaluate .
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Add and .
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Multiply by .
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Add and .
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Divide by .
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Add and .
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