SOLUTION: can someone help me with this please Find the area under the curve below from x = 1 to x = 6. Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places. y = 7/x thanks

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Question 203431: can someone help me with this please
Find the area under the curve below from x = 1 to x = 6. Give your answer correct to 3 decimal places.
y = 7/x
thanks
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is an integration (calculus) problem

the integral of 1/x is ln(abs(x))

so the area under the curve is 7[ln(6) - ln(1)] or 7[ln(6)]