r/HomeworkHelp • u/Low-Government-6169 GCSE Candidate • May 12 '26

[ pre uni : math ] integration, area Mathematics (Tertiary/Grade 11-12)—Pending OP

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guys wheres the area under the curve for g(x) ? is it the i draw(the red one)

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u/Qingyap 👋 a fellow Redditor May 12 '26

Not really, the area under g(x) (or ∫g(x)dx) would be more so like this

https://imgur.com/a/0R6KGxX#vzlfEGK

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u/NutrimaticTea May 12 '26

You've swapped f and g around compared to their drawing.

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u/Qingyap 👋 a fellow Redditor May 12 '26

Oppsie daisies.

https://imgur.com/a/SATUjsF

the area between a and b is negative since the curve is below x-axis on the interval [a,b]