To find the area $A$ of the region bounded by the curve $f(x) = \ln(x) + 1$ and the line $g(x) = -4x + 6$ over the interval $[1, 4]$, we need to calculate the definite integral of the absolute difference between the functions, i.e.,

$A = \int_1^4 |f(x) - g(x)| \, dx$

Step 1: Analyze the functions

We are given:

• $f(x) = \ln(x) + 1$
• $g(x) = -4x + 6$

We first check whether the functions cross in the interval $[1, 4]$, since this will affect how we calculate the area.

Step 2: Solve for intersection points

We set the functions equal to each other to find if they intersect:

$\ln(x) + 1 = -4x + 6$

Simplify and solve for $x$:

$\ln(x) + 1 = -4x + 6$ $\ln(x) = -4x + 5$

This equation cannot be solved algebraically, so we would typically use numerical methods or graphing to find the intersection points. Let's proceed assuming the functions intersect at some point between 1 and 4, and we will use the graph to approximate.

Step 3: Calculate the definite integrals

Assuming the functions do not cross, we compute the area using:

$A = \int_1^4 \left| (\ln(x) + 1) - (-4x + 6) \right| dx$

This simplifies to:

$A = \int_1^4 \left| \ln(x) + 4x - 5 \right| dx$

We can now calculate this integral numerically. Let me compute that for you.

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