Question 11 Mark
The area bounded by the curve y = x|x|, x-axis and the ordinates x = -1 and x = 1 is given by
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$ = \left| {\int\limits_{ - 1}^1 {x\left| x \right|dx} } \right|$
$= \left| {\int\limits_{ - 1}^0 {x\left| x \right|dx} + \int\limits_0^1 {x\left| x \right|dx} } \right| $
$= \left| {\int\limits_{ - 1}^0 { - {x^2}dx} } \right| + \int\limits_0^1 {{x^2}dx} $
$= \left| {\left[ {\frac{{ - {x^3}}}{3}} \right]_{ - 1}^0} \right| - \left[ {\frac{{{x^3}}}{3}} \right]_0^1 $
$= \frac{2}{3}$sq. units
$ = \left| {\int\limits_{ - 1}^1 {x\left| x \right|dx} } \right|$
$= \left| {\int\limits_{ - 1}^0 {x\left| x \right|dx} + \int\limits_0^1 {x\left| x \right|dx} } \right| $
$= \left| {\int\limits_{ - 1}^0 { - {x^2}dx} } \right| + \int\limits_0^1 {{x^2}dx} $
$= \left| {\left[ {\frac{{ - {x^3}}}{3}} \right]_{ - 1}^0} \right| - \left[ {\frac{{{x^3}}}{3}} \right]_0^1 $
$= \frac{2}{3}$sq. units



