Given
y=x3 amp;⇒dxdy=3x2amp;(dxdy)(−1,−1)=3 Equation of tangent at
(−1,−1) amp;(y+1)=3(x+1)amp;y=3x+2 Solving (i) and (ii)
x3=3x+2 We can rewrite this as
x3−3x−2=0 . This equation will give us the x-coordinates of the points where the line
y=3x+2 intersects the curve
y=x3 . We already know that one point of intersection is
(−1,−1) (as it's a point of tangency).
To find the other points of intersection, we can solve the cubic equation
x3−3x−2=0 .
Let's factor this equation:
x3−3x−2=0⇒(x+1)(x+1)(x−2)=0 .
Setting each factor equal to zero gives the solutions
x=−1,−1,2 .
∴ Other point is
Q(2,8) .
We have the required area as
∫−12(3x+2−x3)dx=[23x2+2x−41x4]−12. Evaluating this at
x=2 and
x=−1 gives
[23⋅(2)2+2⋅2−41⋅(2)4]−[23⋅(−1)2+2⋅(−1)−41⋅(−1)4] =[6+4−4]−[23−2−41] =6−(41) =427