Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

Let f(x)≤0f(x)\le 0 for all xx in [p,q][p,q]. Which of the following equals the area of the region enclosed by y=f(x)y=f(x), the xx-axis, and the lines x=px=p and x=qx=q? a) ∫qpf(x) dx\displaystyle \int_q^p f(x)\,dx b) 12∫pqf(x) dx\displaystyle \dfrac12\int_p^q f(x)\,dx c) ∫pq(−f(x)) dx\displaystyle \int_p^q \bigl(-f(x)\bigr)\,dx d) ∫pqf(x) dx\displaystyle \int_p^q f(x)\,dx

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