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Find the area of the smaller region bounded by the ellipse `x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 = 1` and the line `x/a + y/b = 1`
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Solution
The area of the smaller region bounded by the ellipse, `x^2/a^2 + y^2/b^2 = 1`, and the line, `x/a + y/b = 1`, is represented by the shaded region BCAB as

∴ Area BCAB = Area (OBCAO) – Area (OBAO)

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