Signed area
What Signed area means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
What the integral gives if the curve dips below the x-axis; for total area, split the interval at roots and take absolute values.
The value contributed by a definite integral, with regions above the x-axis positive and regions below the x-axis negative.
Topics that use Signed area
- H: Integration (AQA A-Level)
- Integration (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Antiderivative
- Area between curves
- Area under a curve
- Definite integral
- Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
- Integration by parts
- Integration by substitution
- Accumulation functions and their derivatives
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