Problem

Find the area between f(x)=x225 and the x-axis from x=0 to x=10.

The area is square units. (Round answer to two decimal places.)

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Final Answer: The area is 250 square units.

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Step 1 :The area between a function and the x-axis from a to b is given by the definite integral of the function from a to b. In this case, we need to find the definite integral of the function f(x)=x225 from x=0 to x=10.

Step 2 :However, since the function f(x)=x225 is negative for x values between 0 and 5, we need to take the absolute value of the function to calculate the area.

Step 3 :So, we need to calculate the definite integral of the absolute value of f(x)=x225 from x=0 to x=10.

Step 4 :We can split this into two integrals: one from 0 to 5 (where the function is negative) and one from 5 to 10 (where the function is positive).

Step 5 :So, the area is given by: 05(x225)dx+510(x225)dx

Step 6 :Calculating the above integrals, we get 250/3 for the first integral and 500/3 for the second integral.

Step 7 :Adding these two areas together, we get a total area of 250 square units.

Step 8 :Final Answer: The area is 250 square units.

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