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stuck on This question 8b.

the answer to this question is -2ln3 below the X axis, how can this be?image-f46a0a12-6c21-487d-8c7a-a3feab68fd4d2086931140875769516-compressed.jpg.jpeg
Original post by alithealien
the answer to this question is -2ln3 below the X axis, how can this be?image-f46a0a12-6c21-487d-8c7a-a3feab68fd4d2086931140875769516-compressed.jpg.jpeg


What do you get? Im presuming your quoted answer is to 8a?
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Original post by alithealien
the answer to this question is -2ln3 below the X axis, how can this be?image-f46a0a12-6c21-487d-8c7a-a3feab68fd4d2086931140875769516-compressed.jpg.jpeg

You have 2 things to consider here: the value of an integral, which can be positive or negative; and the area bounded by a region, which is always positive. So what is your thought process for part (b)?

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