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Ch. 5 - Integration
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 5.3.112

Cubic zero net area Consider the graph of the cubic y = 𝓍 (𝓍― a) (𝓍― b), where 0 < a < b. Verify that the graph bounds a region above the 𝓍-axis, for 0 < 𝓍 < a , and bounds a region below the 𝓍-axis, for a < 𝓍 < b. What is the relationship between a and b if the areas of these two regions are equal? 

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First, identify the roots of the cubic function \(y = x(x - a)(x - b)\), which are at \(x = 0\), \(x = a\), and \(x = b\), with \(0 < a < b\).
Next, analyze the sign of the function on the intervals determined by the roots: for \(0 < x < a\), check the sign of each factor to confirm that \(y > 0\), and for \(a < x < b\), verify that \(y < 0\).
Set up the definite integrals representing the areas bounded by the curve and the \(x\)-axis: the area above the \(x\)-axis is \(\int_0^a x(x - a)(x - b) \, dx\), and the area below the \(x\)-axis is \(-\int_a^b x(x - a)(x - b) \, dx\) (note the negative sign to make the area positive).
Expand the cubic polynomial \(x(x - a)(x - b)\) to a standard polynomial form to simplify integration: $x(x - a)(x - b) = x^3 - (a + b)x^2 + abx$.
Integrate both expressions and set the two areas equal to each other, then solve the resulting equation for the relationship between \(a\) and \(b\).

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A cubic function with roots at 0, a, and b changes sign at each root. By analyzing the factors (x), (x - a), and (x - b) over intervals defined by these roots, we determine where the function is positive or negative. This helps identify regions above or below the x-axis, crucial for setting up area calculations.
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When two regions bounded by a curve have equal areas, setting their definite integrals equal (considering sign) allows us to find relationships between parameters like a and b. Solving these integral equations reveals conditions under which the areas above and below the x-axis are equal.
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