Question

determine the area between the curves y=abs(x) and y=x^2-2

Answer 1

hey, how's it going

Answer 2

terribly

Answer 3

haha, sorry about that, well the tricky part of this is realizing that abs(x) is just -x when x <0, and x when x>0

Answer 4

so you can split it up into two integrations on either side of the y-axis

Answer 5

This will be a pain to type out...good luck bobeuclid!

Answer 6

does that help you akandy?

Answer 7

yeah i think so
thanks a bunch

Answer 8

it's symmetric so the two halves should come out to the same area, if they don't you've probably made a mistake

Answer 9

I get 20/3...anyone else?

Answer 10

yeah thats what i got too

Answer 11

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