Question
Find the area bounded by the parabola x2 = 4 y and the straight line x = 4 y - 2.
Solution
The equation of curve is x2 = 4 y ...(1)
which is upward parabola with vertex O.
The equation of line is
x = 4 y - 2 ...(2)
Let us solve (1) and (2)
Putting x = 4y - 2 in (1), we get
From A, draw AM ⊥ x-axis and from B. draw BN ⊥ x-axis.
Required area = area AOB
= Area of trapezium BNMA - (area BNO + area OMA)
=