Join the Most Relevant JEE Main 2025 Test Series & get 99+ percentile! Join Now
Search any question & find its solution
Question: Answered & Verified by Expert
Area between the curve $y=\cos x$ and $x$ - axis when $0 \leq x$ is
MathematicsArea Under CurvesJEE Main
Options:
  • A $2$
  • B $4$
  • C $0$
  • D $3$
Solution:
2893 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: $4$
$\begin{array}{l}y=\cos x \text {, When } x \in\left[0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right], \cos x \geq 0 \\\text { When } x \in\left[\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{3 \pi}{2}\right], \cos x \leq 0 \\\text { When } x \in\left[\frac{3 \pi}{2}, 2 \pi\right], \cos x \geq 0\end{array}$
Thus required area is given by,
$\begin{aligned}\int_0^{\pi / 2} y d x & =\int_0^{\pi / 2} \cos x d x+\int_{\pi / 2}^{3 \pi / 2}(-\cos x) d x+\int_{3 \pi / 2}^{2 \pi} \cos x d x \\& =1+2+1=4 \text { sq. unit. }\end{aligned}$

Looking for more such questions to practice?

Download the MARKS App - The ultimate prep app for IIT JEE & NEET with chapter-wise PYQs, revision notes, formula sheets, custom tests & much more.