# Find area enclosed by y = square root x, y= - square root [3] {x}, y=x-2

## Question:

Find area enclosed by

{eq}y= \sqrt x, \ \ y= - \sqrt [3] {x}, \ \ y=x-2 {/eq}

## Definite integral as area of a region:

If {eq}\displaystyle f {/eq} is continuous and not negative in the closed interval {eq}\displaystyle [a,b] {/eq}, then the area of the region bounded by the graph of {eq}\displaystyle f {/eq}, the {eq}\displaystyle x {/eq}-axis and the vertical lines {eq}\displaystyle x=a {/eq} and {eq}\displaystyle x=b {/eq} is given by

{eq}\displaystyle A=\int_a^bf(x)dx {/eq}

For two curves:

{eq}\displaystyle A=\int_a^b[f(x)-g(x)]dx {/eq}

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The region is shown below:

The area is calculated using the formula {eq}\displaystyle A=\int_a^b[f(x)-g(x)]dx {/eq}.

in this case, the area...

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