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Unit 8: Applications of Integration

Area Between Curves Expressed as Functions of x

Find the area of a region between two graphs with a definite integral of top minus bottom, choosing the limits and splitting where the curves cross.

Topic 8.4 · 6 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Calculus BC plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Slicing a region into vertical strips
  2. 02Finding the limits
  3. 03What the formula needs
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points
  6. 06On the exam

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