Let the area of the region (x, y): |2x - 1| y x^2 - x, 0 x 1 be A. Then (6A + 11)^2 is equal to:

Given: The region is bounded by |2x-1| y |x^2-x| for 0 x 1. Find: The value of (6A+11)^2, where A is the area of the region. Both curves are symmetric about x = 12. Hence, A = 2 12^ 3- 52 ((x-x^2) - (1-2x)) dx That is, A = 2 12^ 3- 52 (-x^2 + 3x - 1) dx Now integrate: A = 2 [ - x^33 + 3x^22 - x ] 12^ 3- 52 On solving, we get 6A + 11 = 5 5 Therefore, (6A + 11)^2 = 125 So, the correct answer is 125. Given: The region is described by |2x - 1| y x^2 - x, 0 x 1. Find: (6A+11)^2. Using symmetry about x = 12, the area is written as A = 2 12^1 (-x^2 + 3x - 1) dx the solution then evaluates the antiderivative as A = 2 [ - x^33 + 3x^22 - x ] 12^1 Finally, the solution concludes (6A + 11)^2 = 125 There is a mismatch in the intermediate printed working on the page, but the final conclusion on the solution states the required value is 125.

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Let the area of the region $\left\{ (x, y): |2x - 1| \leq y \leq x^2 - x, 0 \leq x \leq 1 \right\}$ be $A$ . Then $\left(6A + 11\right)^2$ is equal to:

Answer

Correct answer:125

Step-by-step solution

Standard Method

Given: The region is bounded by $|2x-1| \leq y \leq |x^2-x|$ for $0 \leq x \leq 1$ .

Find: The value of $\left(6A+11\right)^2$ , where $A$ is the area of the region.

Graph of the curves y equals modulus of x squared minus x and y equals modulus of 2x minus 1, symmetric about x equals one-half, with shaded enclosed region and marked intersection points.

Both curves are symmetric about $x = \frac{1}{2}$ . Hence,

A = 2 \int_{\frac{1}{2}}^{\frac{3-\sqrt{5}}{2}} \left((x-x^2) - (1-2x)\right) \, dx

That is,

A = 2 \int_{\frac{1}{2}}^{\frac{3-\sqrt{5}}{2}} \left(-x^2 + 3x - 1\right) \, dx

Now integrate:

A = 2 \left[ -\frac{x^3}{3} + \frac{3x^2}{2} - x \right]_{\frac{1}{2}}^{\frac{3-\sqrt{5}}{2}}

On solving, we get

6A + 11 = 5\sqrt{5}

Therefore,

\left(6A + 11\right)^2 = 125

So, the correct answer is $125$ .

Using the alternate worked approach

Given: The region is described by $|2x - 1| \leq y \leq x^2 - x$ , $0 \leq x \leq 1$ .

Find: $\left(6A+11\right)^2$ .

Using symmetry about $x = \frac{1}{2}$ , the area is written as

A = 2 \int_{\frac{1}{2}}^1 \left(-x^2 + 3x - 1\right) \, dx

the solution then evaluates the antiderivative as

A = 2 \left[ -\frac{x^3}{3} + \frac{3x^2}{2} - x \right]_{\frac{1}{2}}^1

Finally, the solution concludes

\left(6A + 11\right)^2 = 125

There is a mismatch in the intermediate printed working on the page, but the final conclusion on the solution states the required value is $125$ .

Common mistakes

Taking the upper curve as $x^2-x$ instead of $|x^2-x|$ on $0 \leq x \leq 1$ is incorrect, because $x^2-x \leq 0$ there. Use the nonnegative branch shown by the graph/working.
Ignoring symmetry about $x = \frac{1}{2}$ makes the setup longer and can lead to wrong limits. First identify the symmetry, then compute one half and multiply by $2$ .
Using incorrect intersection limits between the two curves gives the wrong enclosed region. First solve where the relevant branches intersect, then integrate only over the interval where the region actually exists.

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