#Applications of Double Integrals

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rain pecan
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why are the limits of y taken as x^2<= y <= x and not x<= y <=x^2. I mean what i am thinking is x^2 has to be greater than x so shouldm't it be the upper limit ? I might be wrong but i still need an answer that would teach me the mechanism and logic behind it

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rain pecan
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anyone with any answers yet ?

signal sail
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I am assuming top most function has to go on top and most bottom on the bottom?

rain pecan
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how to identify top most funciton ?

signal sail
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Look at ur graph

lean dust
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$x^2$ is less than x for x in (0,1). Eg - $(1/2)^2 = 1/4 < 1/2$.

worn larkBOT
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mark4slr

rain pecan
worn larkBOT
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_Lunatically_

bleak bloom
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otherwise you could just do rough sketch to figure that out as well

rain pecan
bleak bloom
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just take this example:

Solve this equation to get the intersection points between fx and gx:

x^2 = x

solving this gives you the solution.
x = 0 and x = 1

in the interval (0,1) x is always greater than x^2.

therefore that curve will lie on top

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sorry idk how to write latex

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therefore the integration can be written has int 0 to 1 int x^2 to x dy dx

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because dy goes from x^2 at the bottom to x at the top, while dx goes from 0 to 1