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Ch. 5 - Integrals
Hass - Thomas' Calculus 15th Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 5.PE.23

Find the areas of the regions enclosed by the curves and lines in Exercises 15–26.
y = sin x, y = x, 0 ≤ x ≤ π/4

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Identify the region enclosed by the curves y = sin x and y = x over the interval 0 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) \(\frac{\pi}{4}\). Since both functions are continuous and the interval is closed, the area between them can be found by integrating the difference of the functions over this interval.
Determine which function is on top and which is on the bottom in the interval. Compare y = sin x and y = x for 0 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) \(\frac{\pi}{4}\) to find which one is greater. This will tell us the order of subtraction inside the integral.
Set up the integral for the area A as the integral from 0 to \(\frac{\pi}{4}\) of the difference between the top function and the bottom function: \(A = \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{4}} \left( \text{top function} - \text{bottom function} \right) \, dx\)
Write the integral explicitly using the functions identified in step 2. For example, if sin x is on top, then: \(A = \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{4}} (\sin x - x) \, dx\)
Evaluate the integral by finding the antiderivatives of sin x and x, then apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus by substituting the limits 0 and \(\frac{\pi}{4}\) to find the exact area.

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