The area bounded by the curves y = cos x and y = sin x between the ord...
To find the area bounded by the curves y = cos(x) and y = sin(x) between the ordinates x = 0 and x = π/2, we need to find the integral of the difference between the two functions over this interval.
First, let's plot the two curves:
y = cos(x) (in blue) and y = sin(x) (in red)
From the graph, we can see that the area bounded by the two curves between x = 0 and x = π/2 is the shaded region:
To find the area, we need to calculate the integral of the difference between the two functions over this interval:
A = ∫(sin(x) - cos(x)) dx
To integrate this expression, we can use the properties of trigonometric functions. The integral of sin(x) is -cos(x), and the integral of cos(x) is sin(x). So, we have:
A = [-cos(x) - sin(x)] evaluated from x = 0 to x = π/2
Substituting the values, we get:
A = [-cos(π/2) - sin(π/2)] - [-cos(0) - sin(0)]
A = [0 - 1] - [-1 - 0]
A = 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 = 2
Therefore, the area bounded by the curves y = cos(x) and y = sin(x) between the ordinates x = 0 and x = π/2 is 2 square units.