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[Sunyata]

Sketch the curve and give a geometric interpretation of each term of your integral.

Could someone explain to me how to do this question please? What on earth does the curve look like and what is geometric interpretation???<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

 

[lychnobity]

Sketch the curve and give a geometric interpretation of each term of your integral.

Could someone explain to me how to do this question please? What on earth does the curve look like and what is geometric interpretation???<!-- google_ad_section_end -->

This is a semicircle. Picture a horizontal diameter, the curve describes the top half.

Geometric interpretation means to explain what each term contributes to the eqn. Eg, in the question, a is the radius of the semicircle. Rearrange the eqn, and you'll discover that the centre is @ (0,0)