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Ch. 5 - Integrals
Hass - Thomas' Calculus 15th Edition
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Capitolo 5, Problema 5.PE.17

Find the areas of the regions enclosed by the curves and lines in Exercises 15–26.
√x + √y = 1, x = 0, y = 0
Graph showing the region bounded by the curve √x + √y = 1 and the x and y axes, shaded in blue.

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Rewrite the given curve equation \(\sqrt{x} + \sqrt{y} = 1\) to express \(y\) in terms of \(x\). Start by isolating \(\sqrt{y}\): \(\sqrt{y} = 1 - \sqrt{x}\).
Square both sides to solve for \(y\): \(y = (1 - \sqrt{x})^2 = 1 - 2\sqrt{x} + x\).
Identify the region bounded by the curve and the coordinate axes: \(x=0\), \(y=0\), and the curve \(y = (1 - \sqrt{x})^2\) from \(x=0\) to \(x=1\).
Set up the integral for the area of the region as \(\int_0^1 y \, dx = \int_0^1 (1 - 2\sqrt{x} + x) \, dx\).
Evaluate the integral step-by-step (without calculating the final value): integrate each term separately: \(\int_0^1 1 \, dx\), \(\int_0^1 -2\sqrt{x} \, dx\), and \(\int_0^1 x \, dx\), then sum the results to find the total area.

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