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Q.Find the area of the region bounded by the parabola y=x2y=x^{2}, the x-axis, and the ordinates x=0x=0 and x=3x=3.

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

A=∫03x2 dxA=\int_{0}^{3} x^{2}\,dx

Step 2 — integrate.

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

Step 3 — apply the limits. …

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