Definite Integrals: Negative Area EXPLAINED with Examples

Learn what it means when a Definite Integral returns a negative answer. This does not mean that you broke Math by finding a negative area. Definite Integrals find the area between a function and the x-axis. However, they count area above the x-axis as positive area and area below the x-axis as negative area. In calculating the final result, the negative area will cancel out some or all of the positive area to return a negative, zero or positive answer. This video explains the topic and goes through an example problem to illustrate the concept. Skills with integrals, antiderivatives and derivatives are necessary for this video. For more help, visit: https://theacetutors.com For more videos/content, visit: https://theacetutors.com/blog Sign up for tutoring: https://theacetutors.com/register