We need to figure out which curve is on top, when. To do this, set h ( x ) = 3 x − x 25 − x 2 h(x) = 3x - x\sqrt{25-x^2} h ( x ) = 3 x − x 25 − x 2 . If h ( x ) > 0 h(x) > 0 h ( x ) > 0 , then y = 3 x y=3x y = 3 x is the top curve; if h ( x ) < 0 h(x)<0 h ( x ) < 0 , then y = x 25 − x 2 y=x\sqrt{25-x^2} y = x 25 − x 2 is the top curve.
h ( x ) = 3 x − x 25 − x 2 = x [ 3 − 25 − x 2 ] We only care about values of x in [ 0 , 4 ] , so x is nonnegative. Then h ( x ) is positive when: 3 > 25 − x 2 9 > 25 − x 2 x 2 > 16 x > 4 \begin{aligned}
h(x) &= 3x - x\sqrt{25-x^2} = x\left[3-\sqrt{25-x^2}\right]
\\ \text{We only care about values of $x$ in $[0,4]$, so $x$ is nonnegative. Then $h(x)$ is positive when:} \\
3&> \sqrt{25-x^2}\\
9&> 25-x^2\\
x^2 & > 16\\
x&> 4
\end{aligned} h ( x ) We only care about values of x in [ 0 , 4 ] , so x is nonnegative. Then h ( x ) is positive when: 3 9 x 2 x = 3 x − x 25 − x 2 = x [ 3 − 25 − x 2 ] > 25 − x 2 > 25 − x 2 > 16 > 4
That is, h ( x ) h(x) h ( x ) is never positive over the interval [ 0 , 4 ] [0,4] [ 0 , 4 ] . So, y = x 25 − x 2 y = x \sqrt{25-x^2} y = x 25 − x 2 lies above y = 3 x y=3x y = 3 x for all 0 ≤ x ≤ 4 0\le x\le 4 0 ≤ x ≤ 4 .
The area we need to calculate is therefore:
A = ∫ 0 4 [ x 25 − x 2 − 3 x ] d x = ∫ 0 4 x 25 − x 2 d x − ∫ 0 4 3 x d x = A 1 − A 2 . \begin{aligned}
A &= \int_0^4 \left[x \sqrt{25-x^2} - 3x\right]\,\mathrm{d}x \\
&= \int_0^4 x \sqrt{25-x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x - \int_0^4 3x\,\mathrm{d}x \\&= A_1 - A_2.
\end{aligned} A = ∫ 0 4 [ x 25 − x 2 − 3 x ] d x = ∫ 0 4 x 25 − x 2 d x − ∫ 0 4 3 x d x = A 1 − A 2 .
To evaluate A 1 A_1 A 1 , we use the substitution
u ( x ) = 25 − x 2 u(x) = 25-x^2 u ( x ) = 25 − x 2 , for which d u = u ′ ( x ) d x = − 2 x d x \mathrm{d}u = u'(x)\,\mathrm{d}x= -2x\,\mathrm{d}x d u = u ′ ( x ) d x = − 2 x d x ;
and u ( 4 ) = 25 − 4 2 = 9 u(4)=25-4^2=9 u ( 4 ) = 25 − 4 2 = 9 when x = 4 x=4 x = 4 ,
while u ( 0 ) = 25 − 0 2 = 25 u(0)=25-0^2=25 u ( 0 ) = 25 − 0 2 = 25 when x = 0 x=0 x = 0 . Therefore
A 1 = ∫ x = 0 x = 4 x 25 − x 2 d x = − 1 2 ∫ u = 25 u = 9 u d u = [ − 1 3 u 3 / 2 ] 25 9 = 125 − 27 3 = 98 3 \begin{aligned}
A_1 &= \int_{x=0}^{x=4} x \sqrt{25-x^2}\,\mathrm{d}x
= -\frac{1}{2} \int_{u=25}^{u=9} \sqrt{u}\,\mathrm{d}u
= \left[-\frac{1}{3} u^{3/2} \right]_{25}^{9}
= \frac{125 - 27}{3} = \frac{98}{3}
\end{aligned} A 1 = ∫ x = 0 x = 4 x 25 − x 2 d x = − 2 1 ∫ u = 25 u = 9 u d u = [ − 3 1 u 3/2 ] 25 9 = 3 125 − 27 = 3 98
For A 2 A_2 A 2 we use the antiderivative directly:
A 2 = ∫ 0 4 3 x d x = [ 3 x 2 2 ] 0 4 = 24 A_2 = \int_0^4 3x\,\mathrm{d}x =\left[ \frac{3x^2}{2} \right]_0^4 = 24 A 2 = ∫ 0 4 3 x d x = [ 2 3 x 2 ] 0 4 = 24
Therefore the total area is:
A = 98 3 − 24 = 26 3 \begin{aligned}
A = \frac{98}{3} - 24 = \frac{26}{3}
\end{aligned} A = 3 98 − 24 = 3 26