Area between curves and integration as the limit of a sumEdexcel A-Level Maths: Mind map
What this mind map covers
- Between curves
- Worked example
- Parametric
- Limit of a sum
- Exam tips
Exam questions on Area between curves and integration as the limit of a sum
- The curves and have equations and respectively. They intersect at two points.Find the area of the region enclosed between the two curves.2 marks
- A curve has parametric equations , , for .Find the area described in part (b).2 marks
- The area under the curve for is being investigated using rectangles of equal width.Three rectangles of width are drawn, each with height equal to the value of at the left-hand end of its strip. Calculate their total area, and state with a reason whether it is an underestimate or an overestimate of the area under the curve.3 marks
Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).