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Old April 30th, 2009, 12:20 PM
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x^3 = 2 - x @ x = 1

So from 0 to 1, we have the area under x^3. And from 1 to 2, we have area under 2 - x.

\int_{0}^{1} x^3dx + \int_{1}^{2} (2 - x)dx
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