The area between the curve y=cosx and the x-axis from x=−2π to x=2π needs to be found.
The curve y=cosx has the following values:
At x=−2π: cos(−2π)=0
At x=0: cos(0)=1
At x=2π: cos(2π)=0
Between x=−2π and x=2π, the cosine curve stays above the x-axis (all values are positive).
The area bounded by the curve and the x-axis is:
Area =∫−π/2π/2cosxdx
The antiderivative of cosx is sinx:
∫cosxdx=sinx+C
Applying the limits:
Area =[sinx]−π/2π/2
Area =sin(2π)−sin(−2π)
Area =1−(−1)
Area =2
Therefore, the area of the region bounded by the curve y=cosx between x=−2π and x=2π and the x-axis is 2 square units.