Area between curves (vertical): The area between y = f(x) and y = g(x) from x = a to x = b is the integral from a to b of |f(x) minus g(x)| dx.
How to apply it: Identify the top and bottom functions on each subinterval; integrate (top minus bottom) dx.
Course: AP Calculus AB · Unit: Applications of Integration
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