Area of a Region between Two Curves

Area under a graph

The computation of the area in the above figure is not trivial matter when the top boundary of the region is curved. However we can estimate the area to any desired degree of accuracy. The basic idea is to construct rectangles whose total area is approximately the same as the area to be computed. The area of each rectangle, of course is easy to compute.

Learn more about the area of a region between two curves by reading the explanation below.

Area of a Region between Two Curves

Practice: Determine the area of the region in the following exercises.

Area of a Region between Two Curves 1

Area of a Region between Two Curves 2