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Q.Find the area between the curves y=xy=x and y=x2y=x^2 from x=0x=0 to x=1x=1.

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Confirming which curve is on top

For 0<x<10<x<1, x>x2x>x^2 (e.g. at x=0.5x=0.5: 0.5>0.250.5>0.25), so y=xy=x is the UPPER curve.

Setting up and evaluating the integral

Area=∫01(x−x2) dx=[x22−x33]01=(12−13)−0=3−26=16\text{Area}=\int_0^1(x-x^2)\,dx=\left[\frac{x^2}{2}-\frac{x^3}{3}\right]_0^1=\left(\frac12-\frac13\right)-0=\frac{3-2}{6}=\frac16 …

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