## definite integral

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### definite integral

Sketch the region whose area is given by the definite integral. (Do this on paper. Your instructor may ask you to turn in this graph.) Then use a geometric formula to evaluate the integral.

so here what i did was
separate(1/8) and the x
so i graphed y=x
and then i got that at point 5, y =5

so then i found the area of the triangle

(5)(5)(.5)= 12.5
the multiply by the (1/8)
so i got

1.5625 or 25/16

is this correct?
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### Re: definite integral

Perhaps you should sketch $y\,=\,\frac{1}{8}x$ from x = 0 to x = 5.
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### Re: definite integral

greg1313 wrote:Perhaps you should sketch $y\,=\,\frac{1}{8}x$ from x = 0 to x = 5.

Yes i did and i get the same answer
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### Re: definite integral

imcutenfresa wrote:Sketch the region whose area is given by the definite integral.

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