009B Sample Final 1, Problem 3

Consider the area bounded by the following two functions:

$y=\cos x$  and  $y=2-\cos x,~0\leq x\leq 2\pi .$

(a) Sketch the graphs and find their points of intersection.

(b) Find the area bounded by the two functions.

Foundations:
Recall:
1. You can find the intersection points of two functions, say $f(x),g(x),$
by setting $f(x)=g(x)$ and solving for $x$.
2. The area between two functions, $f(x)$ and $g(x)$, is given by $\int _{a}^{b}f(x)-g(x)~dx$
for $a\leq x\leq b$, where $f(x)$ is the upper function and $g(x)$ is the lower function.

Solution:

(a)

Step 1:
First, we graph these two functions.
Insert graph here

Step 2:
Setting $\sin x={\frac {2}{\pi }}x$, we get three solutions: $x=0,{\frac {\pi }{2}},{\frac {-\pi }{2}}.$
So, the three intersection points are $(0,0),{\bigg (}{\frac {\pi }{2}},1{\bigg )},{\bigg (}{\frac {-\pi }{2}},-1{\bigg )}$.
You can see these intersection points on the graph shown in Step 1.

(b)

Step 1:
Using symmetry of the graph, the area bounded by the two functions is given by
$2\int _{0}^{\frac {\pi }{2}}{\bigg (}\sin(x)-{\frac {2}{\pi }}x{\bigg )}~dx.$

Step 2:
Lastly, we integrate to get
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{2\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}}\bigg(\sin (x)-\frac{2}{\pi}x\bigg)~dx} & {=} & \displaystyle{2\bigg(-\cos (x)-\frac{x^2}{\pi}\bigg)\bigg|_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{2\bigg(-\cos \bigg(\frac{\pi}{2}\bigg)-\frac{1}{\pi}\bigg(\frac{\pi}{2}\bigg)^2\bigg)}-2(-\cos(0))\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{2\bigg(-\frac{\pi}{4}\bigg)+2}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{-\frac{\pi}{2}+2}.\\ \end{array}}

Final Answer:
(a)  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle (0,0),\bigg(\frac{\pi}{2},1\bigg),\bigg(\frac{-\pi}{2},-1\bigg)}
(b)  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle -\frac{\pi}{2}+2}

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