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Unit 8: Applications of Integration

Area Between Curves That Intersect at More Than Two Points

Find the area between curves that cross each other, by splitting the integral at every crossing or by integrating the absolute value of the difference.

Topic 8.6 · 7 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Calculus AB plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Why one integral of the difference can undercount
  2. 02Split at every crossing
  3. 03When the top edge switches from one curve to another
  4. 04The absolute value with a calculator
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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