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Please see attached image.
When we want to find the area under a curve, we can use the formula
##A = \int_a^b\left|g(x)-f(x)\right|dx## where g(x) is greater than f(x) and both are continuous over the closed interval ##[a,b]##
My text, as seen in the picture, described the area under the curve as a complex region, and says we need to split it up.
What's the reasoning behind this? Does it have something to do with the bounds?
When we want to find the area under a curve, we can use the formula
##A = \int_a^b\left|g(x)-f(x)\right|dx## where g(x) is greater than f(x) and both are continuous over the closed interval ##[a,b]##
My text, as seen in the picture, described the area under the curve as a complex region, and says we need to split it up.
What's the reasoning behind this? Does it have something to do with the bounds?