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Find the area of the region between the x-axis and the cycloid parametrized by r(t)=(t−sin(t),1−cos(t)) with 0≤t≤2π.

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Final answer:

The student seeks the area under a cycloid defined by parametric equations over a specific interval, which requires integrating the functions that describe the curve over the given parameter range.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking to find the area of the region between the x-axis and a cycloid curve, specified by the parametric equations r(t)=(t-sin(t),1-cos(t)) for t ranging from 0 to 2π. To solve this, we would typically integrate the area under the curve from the starting point to the ending point of the parameter, which in this case is from 0 to 2π. The integration itself can be challenging due to the trigonometric functions involved and may require the application of integration techniques suitable for parametric equations and areas.

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