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Further integration — Question 290

Original QCE Vault practice · 5 marks

Q290 · Practice questionTechnology-freeComplex familiar5 marks

QUESTION 290 (5 marks)

The graph of

y=x^2-1

is shown for

-2\leq x\leq2

.

Graph of y=x squared-1 on [-2,2]; every region between the curve and the horizontal axis is hatched.

a)

Evaluate

\displaystyle\int_{-2}^2(x^2-1)\,dx

.

[2 marks]

b)

Determine the total area enclosed between this graph and the

x

-axis on the stated interval.

[3 marks]

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