Question asking for the ratio of two areas, or requiring comparison of areas of sub-regions formed by curves and tangent lines, rather than a single absolute area value.
A cubic function $f(x)$ with leading coefficient 1 satisfies $$f(1) = f(2) = 0, \quad f'(0) = -7$$ Let Q be the point where the line segment OP intersects the curve $y = f(x)$ other than P, where O is the origin and $\mathrm{P}(3, f(3))$. Let $A$ be the area enclosed by the curve $y = f(x)$, the $y$-axis, and the line segment OQ, and let $B$ be the area enclosed by the curve $y = f(x)$ and the line segment PQ. What is the value of $B - A$? [4 points] (1) $\frac{37}{4}$ (2) $\frac{39}{4}$ (3) $\frac{41}{4}$ (4) $\frac{43}{4}$ (5) $\frac{45}{4}$
In the Cartesian coordinate plane, the graphs of functions $f$, $g$ and $h$ are shown below. The areas of the shaded regions A1, A2 and A3 shown in the figure are 1, 3 and 9 square units, respectively. Accordingly, $$\int _ { a } ^ { c } ( h ( x ) - g ( x ) ) d x + \int _ { b } ^ { d } ( f ( x ) - h ( x ) ) d x$$ what is the value of the integral? A) 5 B) 8 C) 12 D) 13 E) 17