[Math] Area of the region bounded by $r = |\sin \theta|$

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I'm trying to find the area of the region bounded by $r =|\sin \theta | $ in the $xy$-plane using the formula:
\begin{align*}
A &= \frac{1}{2}\int_{0}^{\pi} (|\sin \theta|)^2 d\theta \\
&=\frac{1}{2}\int_{0}^{\pi} (1-\cos2\theta)^2 d\theta \\
&= \frac{1}{2}\int_{0}^{\pi} (1-2\cos\theta + \cos^22\theta)^2 d\theta \\
\end{align*}

which I get $\frac{\pi}{4}$ as the answer but I got it wrong on a test.

The other options are:

  1. $\frac{\pi}{2}$

  2. $\frac{\pi}{4}$

  3. $\pi$

  4. $1$

  5. $2$

Could there have been a mistake on the test or did I miss something?

Best Answer

Note the area integral is

$$A=\int_0^{2\pi} \int_0^{|\sin(\theta)|} rdrd\theta =\frac12 \int_0^{2\pi} \sin^2\theta d\theta =\frac14 \int_0^{2\pi} (1-\cos2\theta )d\theta=\frac\pi2$$