CPM Homework Help : APCALC Problem 2-10

Recall that the area between a function and the $x$ -axis is defined as negative if the region is below the $x$ -axis. Therefore, given $f(x) =\frac { 1 } { 2 }x − 6$ what is the area under the curve for $2 \le x \le 12$ ?

Hint:

It's a triangle with base $=10$ , height $=f(2)$ .

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