Find the area enclosed by the ellipse x 2 a 2 + y 2 b 2 = 1 \frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1 a2x2+b2y2=1
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Trigonometric Substitutions
y = b 1 − x 2 a 2 y=b \sqrt[]{1-\frac{x^2}{a^2}} y=b1−a2x2
let x = a sin θ x=a\sin\theta x=asinθ then y = b cos θ y=b\cos\theta y=bcosθ , d x = a cos θ d θ dx=a\cos\theta d\theta dx=acosθdθ
since − a < x < a -a<x<a −a<x<a so − π / 2 < θ < − π / 2 -π/2 < θ < -π/2 −π/2<θ<−π/2A = ∫ − a a 2 y d x A=\int_{-a}^{a} 2y\, dx A=∫−aa