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Q.Find the area of the region bounded by the parabola y2=4xy^2 = 4x and the line x=3x = 3.

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Because the parabola y2=4xy^2 = 4x is symmetric about the X-axis, integrate the upper branch y=2xy = 2\sqrt{x} from x=0x = 0 to x=3x = 3 and double it, giving 838\sqrt{3} sq. units.

The curve y2=4xy^2 = 4x opens to the right with vertex at the origin, and x=3x = 3 is a vertical line cutting it. The enclosed region lies between x=0x = 0 and x=3x = 3 and is symmetric about the X-axis.

From y2=4xy^2 = 4x, the upper half is y=2xy = 2\sqrt{x}. Taking the area above the X-axis and doubling for symmetry:

A=2∫03y dx=2∫032x dx=4∫03x1/2 dxA = 2\displaystyle\int_0^3 y\, dx = 2\int_0^3 2\sqrt{x}\, dx = 4\int_0^3 x^{1/2}\, dx

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