Help?? In economics, the Gini index of inequality (G), is one of the ways to measure the degree of concentration in the distribution of resources among members of a population. Is given by:

$$G = 2\int\limits_{0}^{1}[x-L(x)]dx$$

The L (x) function is called Lorentz curve and Gini index (G) always has a value between 0 and 1, so that the smaller the index, the more uniform the distribution of income, and the higher the index , will be the most concentrated income in the hands of a few individuals. If, for a given population, the Lorentz curve is L(x) = 0,8^2+0,2x, calculate the Gini ind

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Help??  In economics, the Gini index of inequality (G), is one of the ways to measure the degree of concentration in the distribution of resources among members of a population. Is given by: 

$$G = 2\int\limits_{0}^{1}[x-L(x)]dx$$

The L (x) function is called Lorentz curve and Gini index (G) always has a value between 0 and 1, so that the smaller the index, the more uniform the distribution of income, and the higher the index , will be the most concentrated income in the hands of a few individuals. If, for a given population, the Lorentz curve is L(x) = 0,8^2+0,2x, calculate the Gini ind

anonymous · Answer

help?

anonymous · Answer

if i am reading it correctly then it would be 
$$G=2\int_0^1x-(0.8^2+0.2x)dx$$

anonymous · Answer

but there may be a missing $x$
is it $L(x)=.8x^2+.2x$ ?

anonymous · Answer

is wrong?

anonymous · Answer

i dunno, just asking
most people don't write $.8^2$, they just write $.64$  
my question is, is 
$$\large L(x)=.8\color{red}x^2+.2x$$ or is it 
$$\large L(x)=.8^2+.2x$$

anonymous · Answer

is thus in question L(x) = 0,8x^2+0,2x

anonymous · Answer

?

anonymous · Answer

is thus in question L(x) = 0,8^2+0,2x

anonymous · Answer

yes