Today's calculation of Integral 241
Source: Dedicated to i_like_pie
October 17, 2007
calculusintegrationanalytic geometryconicsparabolageometryVieta
Problem Statement
1.Let x \equal{} \alpha ,\ \beta \ (\alpha < \beta ) are coordinates of the intersection points of a parabola y \equal{} ax^2 \plus{} bx \plus{} c\ (a\neq 0) and the line y \equal{} ux \plus{} v.
Prove that the area of the region bounded by these graphs is \boxed{\frac {|a|}{6}(\beta \minus{} \alpha )^3}.
2. Let x \equal{} \alpha ,\ \beta \ (\alpha < \beta ) are coordinates of the intersection points of parabolas y \equal{} ax^2 \plus{} bx \plus{} c and y \equal{} px^2 \plus{} qx \plus{} r\ (ap\neq 0).
Prove that the area of the region bounded by these graphs is \boxed{\frac {|a \minus{} p|}{6}(\beta \minus{} \alpha )^3}.