![[Annotate]](/organics/icons/sannotate.gif)
![[Shownotes]](../gif/annotate/sshow-11.gif)
Additional Discussion of Newton's formula
It is possible to show the expression
in a rather informal way with the help of the diagram above.
Claim :
The definite integral
represents
the blue area in the above cirle.
Let
, then
which is the locus of the above circle with radius
unit and center at
.
It follows that the definite integral from x=0 to
of the
function is equal to the blue area in the circle shown above.
Claim:
is the area of the red triangle within the circle.
Observation :
The blue area + the read area is one sixth the area of the circle.
Deduction:
