Definite Integration Question 159

Question: What is the area of the portion of the curve $ y=sinx $ , lying between $ x=0,y=0 $ and $ x=2\pi $ -

Options:

A) 1 square unit

B) 2 square units

C) 4 square units

D) 8 square units

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] Required area $ =\int\limits_0^{2\pi }{\sin xdx} $

$ =-\cos . x |_0^{2\pi }=-\cos 2\pi -(-\cos 0) $

$ =-\cos (\pi +\pi )+1=-[-\cos \pi ]+1 $

$ =+\cos ( \frac{\pi }{2}+\frac{\pi }{2} )+1 $

$ =\sin \frac{\pi }{2}+1=1+1=2 $ sq. units.