Find the area between the curve of y = sin0 and the 0 axis from #0 = pi/2 to 0 = 3pi/2# ?

Find the area between the curve of y = sin

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Feb 7, 2018

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Explanation:

Assuming it 0 was #theta#, we have:
Area beneath the curve of #y=sintheta# from #theta=pi/2# to #theta=3 pi/2#

We could rewrite this as: #int_(pi/2)^(3 pi/2)(sinx)dx#

To calculate this, we use the Fundemental Theorem of Calculs, which states that: #int_(a)^(b)f(x)dx=F(b)-F(a)# where #F'(x)=f(x)#

We calculate #intsinxdx#
Now, this is something you can remember.

#intsinxdx=-cosx#

We have:

#int_(pi/2)^(3 pi/2)(sinx)dx=-cos(3 pi/2)-(-cos(pi/2))#
=>#0+0#

=>#0#

Therefore,

#int_(pi/2)^(3 pi/2)(sinx)dx=0#

This is because we are counting the area above the #x# axis positive and the area below the #x# axis negative.