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Ch. 8 - Techniques of Integration
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Capitolo 8, Problema 8.2.57c

Finding area
Find the area of the region enclosed by the curve y = x sin(x) and the x-axis (see the accompanying figure) for:
c. 2π ≤ x ≤ 3π.

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Identify the function and the interval: The function given is \(y = x \sin x\), and we need to find the area enclosed by this curve and the x-axis for \(2\pi \leq x \leq 3\pi\).
Analyze the behavior of the function on the interval: From the graph, observe that \(y = x \sin x\) is positive on the interval \(2\pi \leq x \leq 3\pi\) because \(\sin x\) is positive in this interval and \(x\) is positive as well.
Set up the integral for the area: Since the function is above the x-axis in this interval, the area is given by the definite integral of the function from \(2\pi\) to \(3\pi\):
\[\text{Area} = \int_{2\pi}^{3\pi} x \sin x \, dx\]
To solve this integral, use integration by parts where you let \(u = x\) and \(dv = \sin x \, dx\). Then compute $du = dx$ and \(v = -\cos x\). Apply the integration by parts formula and evaluate the resulting expression at the bounds \(2\pi\) and \(3\pi\) to find the area.

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