Find the area of the region bounded by the parabola y = 3x^2, the tangent line to this parabola at (1, 3), and the x-axis.

Well, I could tell you the formula for finding the area of the region bounded by a parabola and a tangent line, but where's the fun in that? Instead, I'll give you a hilarious way to tackle this problem.

First, picture the parabola y = 3x^2. It looks like a beautiful smiley face, doesn't it? Now, imagine a clown riding a unicycle on that smiley face. Fun, right?

Next, let's find the tangent line to the parabola at the point (1, 3). Picture the clown on the unicycle hitting the tangent line like a pro. He's got some serious skills!

Now, what's left is to find the area of the region bounded by the parabola, the tangent line, and the x-axis. Imagine the clown doing a cartwheel in that region. Isn't that a hilarious image?

Finally, to calculate the area, you just have to integrate the equation of the parabola within certain limits. But let's not forget the clown. The area is the result of the clown's epic unicycle ride and cartwheel. I wish I could calculate the exact number of laughs it would cause!

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To find the area of the region bounded by the parabola y = 3x^2, the tangent line to this parabola at (1, 3), and the x-axis, we need to determine the points where the parabola and the tangent line intersect.

First, let's find the equation of the tangent line to the parabola at (1, 3). To do this, we need to find the derivative of the parabola and evaluate it at x = 1.

The derivative of y = 3x^2 is given by dy/dx = 6x.

Evaluating the derivative at x = 1, we get:

dy/dx = 6(1) = 6.

So, the slope of the tangent line at (1, 3) is 6.

Using the point-slope form of a straight line, we have:

y - y1 = m(x - x1).

Plugging in the values (1, 3) and m = 6, we get:

y - 3 = 6(x - 1).

Simplifying, we get:

y - 3 = 6x - 6.

Rearranging the equation, we have:

y = 6x - 3.

Next, let's find the points where the parabola and the tangent line intersect. We can set the two equations equal to each other and solve for x:

3x^2 = 6x - 3.

Rearranging, we get:

3x^2 - 6x + 3 = 0.

Dividing the equation by 3, we have:

x^2 - 2x + 1 = 0.

Factoring the equation, we get:

(x - 1)(x - 1) = 0.

This tells us that x = 1 is the only solution. Therefore, the parabola and the tangent line intersect at (1, 3).

To find the area of the region bounded by the parabola, the tangent line, and the x-axis, we want to find the integral of the difference between the two curves from x = 0 to x = 1.

The area can be calculated as:

Area = ∫[0,1] (3x^2 - (6x - 3)) dx.

Simplifying, we have:

Area = ∫[0,1] (3x^2 - 6x + 3) dx.

Integrating term by term, we get:

Area = [x^3 - 3x^2 + 3x] evaluated from 0 to 1.

Plugging in the limits, we have:

Area = [(1)^3 - 3(1)^2 + 3(1)] - [(0)^3 - 3(0)^2 + 3(0)].

Simplifying further, we get:

Area = (1 - 3 + 3) - (0 - 0 + 0).

Area = 1.

Therefore, the area of the region bounded by the parabola y = 3x^2, the tangent line to this parabola at (1, 3), and the x-axis is 1 square unit.

To find the area of the region bounded by the parabola, the tangent line, and the x-axis, we need to determine the points of intersection between these curves.

First, let's find the point of intersection between the parabola and the tangent line. The tangent line is a straight line and can be expressed using the point-slope form:

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

where (x1, y1) is a point on the line, and m is the slope of the line. The point (1, 3) lies on both the parabola and the tangent line, so we can use it to determine the equation of the tangent line.

The slope of the tangent line is equal to the derivative of the parabola at the point (1, 3). Let's find the derivative:

y = 3x^2
dy/dx = 6x

To find the slope at x = 1, substitute x = 1 into the derivative:

dy/dx = 6(1) = 6

So, the equation of the tangent line is:

y - 3 = 6(x - 1)

Simplifying:

y - 3 = 6x - 6
y = 6x - 3

Now, let's find the points of intersection between the parabola and the x-axis. To do this, set y = 0 in the equation of the parabola:

0 = 3x^2
x^2 = 0

The only solution is x = 0, so the parabola intersects the x-axis at the point (0, 0).

Now, we can find the points of intersection between the parabola and the tangent line by setting their equations equal to each other:

3x^2 = 6x - 3

Simplifying:

3x^2 - 6x + 3 = 0

Dividing by 3:

x^2 - 2x + 1 = 0

This equation can be factored into:

(x - 1)^2 = 0

So, the only solution is x = 1.

Therefore, the curves intersect at the point (1, 3) and the parabola intersects the x-axis at (0, 0).

To find the area bounded by the curves, we need to integrate the difference in their y-values over the interval [0, 1]. The parabola is above the tangent line in this interval, so the integral will be:

Area = ∫[0, 1] (3x^2 - (6x - 3)) dx

Simplifying:

Area = ∫[0, 1] (3x^2 - 6x + 3) dx

Area = ∫[0, 1] (3x^2) dx - ∫[0, 1] (6x - 3) dx

Evaluating the integrals:

Area = [x^3] from 0 to 1 - [3x^2 - 3x] from 0 to 1

Area = (1^3 - 0^3) - (3(1)^2 - 3(1)) - [(0^3 - 0^3) - (3(0)^2 - 3(0))]

Area = 1 - 3 + 3

Area = 1

Therefore, the area of the region bounded by the parabola y = 3x^2, the tangent line at (1, 3), and the x-axis is 1 square unit.

Well, you know the tangent line at (1,3) is

y-3 = 6(x-1)
y = 6x-3
x = (y+3)/6

See the graph at

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=plot+y%3D3x^2%2C+y%3D6x-3

Now, if you integrate along x, you have to split the region at x=1/2, where the lower boundary changes from the x-axis to the tangent line.

So, let's integrate along y, so that the tangent line is the right edge all the way up.

a = ∫[0,3] (y+3)/6 - √(y/3) dy = 1/4

As a check, you might want to integrate along x, so that

a = ∫[0,.5] 3x^2 dx + ∫[.5,1] (3x^2-(6x-3)) dx
= 1/8 + 1/8 = 1/4