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Q.Find the area of the region bounded by the curve y=3x2y=3x^{2}, the x-axis, and the ordinates x=1x=1 and x=3x=3.

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Step 1 — set up the integral. Since y=3x2≥0y=3x^{2}\ge 0 for all xx, the region lies above the x-axis and the area is

A=∫13y dx=∫133x2 dxA=\int_{1}^{3} y\,dx = \int_{1}^{3} 3x^{2}\,dx

Step 2 — integrate. Using the power rule, an antiderivative of 3x23x^{2} is

∫3x2 dx=3⋅x33=x3\int 3x^{2}\,dx = 3\cdot\frac{x^{3}}{3}=x^{3}

Step 3 — apply the limits.

A=[x3]13=33−13=27−1=26A=\big[x^{3}\big]_{1}^{3} = 3^{3}-1^{3} = 27-1 = 26

✓Final answer

The area of the region is 2626 square units.

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