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Ch. 6 - Applications of Integration
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 6, Problema 6.2.13

Determine the area of the shaded region in the following figures.
Graph showing the intersection of y=2^x and y=3-x with a shaded area representing the region to calculate.
(Hint: Find the intersection point by inspection.)

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Step 1: Identify the equations of the curves that bound the shaded region. The curves are y = 2^x (an exponential function) and y = 3 - x (a linear function).
Step 2: Find the intersection point of the two curves by solving the equation 2^x = 3 - x. This can be done by inspection or algebraically. The intersection point will provide the limits of integration.
Step 3: Set up the integral to calculate the area of the shaded region. The area is given by the integral of the upper curve minus the lower curve over the interval determined by the intersection points. The integral is: ∫[x1 to x2] ((3 - x) - (2^x)) dx, where x1 and x2 are the x-coordinates of the intersection points.
Step 4: Break down the integral into manageable parts. For example, split the integral into ∫[x1 to x2] (3 dx) - ∫[x1 to x2] (x dx) - ∫[x1 to x2] (2^x dx). Each term can be evaluated separately using standard integration techniques.
Step 5: Evaluate each integral. For ∫(3 dx), use the formula for the integral of a constant. For ∫(x dx), use the power rule. For ∫(2^x dx), use the formula for the integral of an exponential function. Combine the results to find the total area.

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