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Finding the area between two curves with Integrate



The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are InHow to evaluate this indefinite integral $csc(4x)sin(x)$Finding the centroid of the area between two curvesRevolving the area between two functions about an axisArea enclosed by two functionsComputing the area between two curvesIntegrate to calculate enclosed areaInteresting discrepencies between integrate functionsFinding the volume enclosed by two surfaces of revolutionFinding an area enclosed by 4 curvesApproximate the relationship between 6 nonlinear functions involving elliptic integrals










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I'm trying to solve and approximate the area between the two graphs. Right now, my functions are stored as



f[x_] := 3 Sin[x]
g[x_] := x - 1


and then I tried to integrate by evaluating



Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


Instead of getting an answer, I just get the exact same thing I inputted



Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


How do I fix this?










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I'm trying to solve and approximate the area between the two graphs. Right now, my functions are stored as



f[x_] := 3 Sin[x]
g[x_] := x - 1


and then I tried to integrate by evaluating



Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


Instead of getting an answer, I just get the exact same thing I inputted



Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


How do I fix this?










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I'm trying to solve and approximate the area between the two graphs. Right now, my functions are stored as



f[x_] := 3 Sin[x]
g[x_] := x - 1


and then I tried to integrate by evaluating



Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


Instead of getting an answer, I just get the exact same thing I inputted



Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


How do I fix this?










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I'm trying to solve and approximate the area between the two graphs. Right now, my functions are stored as



f[x_] := 3 Sin[x]
g[x_] := x - 1


and then I tried to integrate by evaluating



Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


Instead of getting an answer, I just get the exact same thing I inputted



Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


How do I fix this?







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Use Assumptions:



Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x, Assumptions -> x [Element] Reals]


Mathematica graphics



Or try RealAbs instead of Abs:



Integrate[RealAbs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


Mathematica graphics



(They are equivalent antiderivatives.)



To get the area between the graphs, you need also to solve for the points of intersection.



area = Integrate[
Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x, Sequence @@ MinMax[x /. Solve[f[x] == g[x], x, Reals]]]


Mathematica graphics



The area is approximately:



N[area]
(* 5.57475 *)





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    RealAbs is awesome to know about! :O
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You need to add assumptions, like this



 Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x, Assumptions :> Element[x, Reals]]


Mathematica graphics






share|improve this answer









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    Assuming your functions



    f[x_] := 3 Sin[x] 
    g[x_] := x - 1


    are real valued, you can use square root of square to parametrize the absolute value. This then gives:



    Integrate[Sqrt[(f[x] - g[x])^2], x]



    (((-2 + x) x + 6 Cos[x]) Sqrt[(-1 + x - 3 Sin[x])^2])/(2 (-1 + x -
    3 Sin[x]))







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      $begingroup$

      Use Assumptions:



      Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x, Assumptions -> x [Element] Reals]


      Mathematica graphics



      Or try RealAbs instead of Abs:



      Integrate[RealAbs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


      Mathematica graphics



      (They are equivalent antiderivatives.)



      To get the area between the graphs, you need also to solve for the points of intersection.



      area = Integrate[
      Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x, Sequence @@ MinMax[x /. Solve[f[x] == g[x], x, Reals]]]


      Mathematica graphics



      The area is approximately:



      N[area]
      (* 5.57475 *)





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        RealAbs is awesome to know about! :O
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      2












      $begingroup$

      Use Assumptions:



      Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x, Assumptions -> x [Element] Reals]


      Mathematica graphics



      Or try RealAbs instead of Abs:



      Integrate[RealAbs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


      Mathematica graphics



      (They are equivalent antiderivatives.)



      To get the area between the graphs, you need also to solve for the points of intersection.



      area = Integrate[
      Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x, Sequence @@ MinMax[x /. Solve[f[x] == g[x], x, Reals]]]


      Mathematica graphics



      The area is approximately:



      N[area]
      (* 5.57475 *)





      share|improve this answer











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      • $begingroup$
        RealAbs is awesome to know about! :O
        $endgroup$
        – Kagaratsch
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      $begingroup$

      Use Assumptions:



      Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x, Assumptions -> x [Element] Reals]


      Mathematica graphics



      Or try RealAbs instead of Abs:



      Integrate[RealAbs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


      Mathematica graphics



      (They are equivalent antiderivatives.)



      To get the area between the graphs, you need also to solve for the points of intersection.



      area = Integrate[
      Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x, Sequence @@ MinMax[x /. Solve[f[x] == g[x], x, Reals]]]


      Mathematica graphics



      The area is approximately:



      N[area]
      (* 5.57475 *)





      share|improve this answer











      $endgroup$



      Use Assumptions:



      Integrate[Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x, Assumptions -> x [Element] Reals]


      Mathematica graphics



      Or try RealAbs instead of Abs:



      Integrate[RealAbs[f[x] - g[x]], x]


      Mathematica graphics



      (They are equivalent antiderivatives.)



      To get the area between the graphs, you need also to solve for the points of intersection.



      area = Integrate[
      Abs[f[x] - g[x]], x, Sequence @@ MinMax[x /. Solve[f[x] == g[x], x, Reals]]]


      Mathematica graphics



      The area is approximately:



      N[area]
      (* 5.57475 *)






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              Assuming your functions



              f[x_] := 3 Sin[x] 
              g[x_] := x - 1


              are real valued, you can use square root of square to parametrize the absolute value. This then gives:



              Integrate[Sqrt[(f[x] - g[x])^2], x]



              (((-2 + x) x + 6 Cos[x]) Sqrt[(-1 + x - 3 Sin[x])^2])/(2 (-1 + x -
              3 Sin[x]))







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                Assuming your functions



                f[x_] := 3 Sin[x] 
                g[x_] := x - 1


                are real valued, you can use square root of square to parametrize the absolute value. This then gives:



                Integrate[Sqrt[(f[x] - g[x])^2], x]



                (((-2 + x) x + 6 Cos[x]) Sqrt[(-1 + x - 3 Sin[x])^2])/(2 (-1 + x -
                3 Sin[x]))







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                  Assuming your functions



                  f[x_] := 3 Sin[x] 
                  g[x_] := x - 1


                  are real valued, you can use square root of square to parametrize the absolute value. This then gives:



                  Integrate[Sqrt[(f[x] - g[x])^2], x]



                  (((-2 + x) x + 6 Cos[x]) Sqrt[(-1 + x - 3 Sin[x])^2])/(2 (-1 + x -
                  3 Sin[x]))







                  share|improve this answer









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                  Assuming your functions



                  f[x_] := 3 Sin[x] 
                  g[x_] := x - 1


                  are real valued, you can use square root of square to parametrize the absolute value. This then gives:



                  Integrate[Sqrt[(f[x] - g[x])^2], x]



                  (((-2 + x) x + 6 Cos[x]) Sqrt[(-1 + x - 3 Sin[x])^2])/(2 (-1 + x -
                  3 Sin[x]))








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