Let R be the region bounded by the graphs of y=cos((pi x)/2) and y=x^2-(26/5)x+1.

A. Find the area of R.
B. The vertical line x=k splits the region R into two equal parts. Write, but do not solve, an equation involving integrals that solves for k.
C. The region R is the base of a solid. For this solid, each cross section perpendicular to the x-axis is a square. Find the volume of the solid.
D. The region R models the surface of a piece of glass. At all points R at a distance x from the y-axis, the thickness of the glass is given by h(x)=5-x. Find the volume of the glass.

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A. To find the area of region R, we need to find the points of intersection of the two graphs and then integrate the difference in their y-values over the corresponding x-values.

First, let's find the points of intersection:

Setting y = cos((πx)/2) equal to y = x^2 - (26/5)x + 1, we have:

cos((πx)/2) = x^2 - (26/5)x + 1

Simplifying further, we get:

x^2 - (26/5)x + 1 - cos((πx)/2) = 0

We can solve this equation, either algebraically or numerically, to find the x-values of intersection points.

Once we have the x-values of intersection points, let's denote them as a and b, where a < b.

The area of the region R can then be calculated by integrating the difference in the y-values of the two graphs over the interval [a, b]:

Area = ∫[a, b] [x^2 - (26/5)x + 1 - cos((πx)/2)] dx

B. To find the vertical line x = k that splits the region R into two equal parts, we need to set up an equation involving integrals.

Let A1 represent the area of the left part of region R, and A2 represent the area of the right part of region R.

Then, the equation that solves for k is:

∫[a, k] [x^2 - (26/5)x + 1 - cos((πx)/2)] dx = ∫[k, b] [x^2 - (26/5)x + 1 - cos((πx)/2)] dx

C. To find the volume of the solid when each cross section perpendicular to the x-axis is a square, we need to integrate the area of each square cross section.

Since the cross-sectional area is a square, the side length of each square is equal to the difference in y-values of the two graphs at each x-value.

Therefore, the volume V of the solid can be calculated by integrating the cross-sectional areas over the interval [a, b]:

V = ∫[a, b] [(x^2 - (26/5)x + 1) - cos((πx)/2)]^2 dx

D. To find the volume of the glass, we need to calculate the integral of the thickness h(x) = 5 - x over the region R.

The volume Vg of the glass can be calculated by integrating the thickness function h(x) over the interval [a, b]:

Vg = ∫[a, b] [5 - x] dx

A. To find the area of region R, we need to find the points of intersection between the two graphs and then integrate the difference between them over the interval.

1. Let's start by finding the points of intersection. Set the two equations equal to each other:
cos((pi x)/2) = x^2 - (26/5)x + 1

2. To solve this equation, we need to use numerical methods or graphing software. Let's assume we find the two points of intersection, denoted as x = a and x = b.

3. The area of region R can be calculated by taking the definite integral of the difference between the two equations over the interval [a, b]:
Area = ∫[a,b] {(x^2 - (26/5)x + 1) - cos((pi x)/2)} dx

B. To find the vertical line x = k that splits region R into two equal parts, we need to find the x-coordinate where the area of the region is exactly half of the total area.

1. Let's assume we have found the area of region R from part A, denoted as A.
Area = A

2. Now, we need to solve the equation:
∫[a,k] {(x^2 - (26/5)x + 1) - cos((pi x)/2)} dx = A/2

C. To find the volume of the solid formed by the region R, where each cross-section perpendicular to the x-axis is a square, we need to integrate the area of each square cross-section over the interval.

1. The area of each square cross-section can be determined by taking the square of the difference between the two equations:
Area = (x^2 - (26/5)x + 1) - cos((pi x)/2))^2

2. To find the volume, integrate the area of each cross-section over the interval [a, b]:
Volume = ∫[a,b] {(x^2 - (26/5)x + 1) - cos((pi x)/2))^2} dx

D. To find the volume of the glass, we need to consider the thickness of the glass at each point in region R.

1. The thickness h(x) of the glass at a point (x, y) in region R is given by h(x) = 5 - x.

2. To find the volume of the glass, we need to integrate the thickness h(x) over the region R:
Volume = ∫[a,b] {5 - x} dx

Remember to solve the equations numerically or graphically to find the points of intersection (a and b) before performing the integrations.