SATHEE: Area Question 52

Area Question 52

Question 52

Find the area bounded by the $X$ -axis, part of the curve $y = 1 + \frac{8}{x^{2}}$ and the ordinates at $x = 2$ and $x = 4$ . If the ordinate at $x = a$ divides the area into two equal parts, then find $a$ .

(1983, 3M)

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Solution:

Here, $\int_{2}^{a} 1 + \frac{8}{x^{2}} d x = \int_{a}^{4} 1 + \frac{8}{x^{2}} d x$

$\begin{array}{lc} \Rightarrow & x - {\frac{8}{x}}^{a} = x - {\frac{8}{x}}_{a}^{4} \Rightarrow a - \frac{8}{a} - (2 - 4) = (4 - 2) - a - \frac{8}{a} \end{array}$

$\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow a - \frac{8}{a} + 2 = 2 - a + \frac{8}{a} \Rightarrow 2 a - \frac{16}{a} = 0 & \Rightarrow 2 (a^{2} - 8) = 0 & \Rightarrow a = \pm 2 \sqrt{2} [neglecting - ve sign] & ∴ a = 2 \sqrt{2} \end{aligned}$

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