The region is bounded by:
- Curve: y2=9x (a parabola)
- Vertical lines: x=2 and x=4
- The x-axis (where y=0)
- First quadrant only
Given y2=9x
y=±9x
y=±3x
In the first quadrant, y>0, so:
y=3x
The area is given by:
Area=∫24ydx
=∫243xdx
A=3∫24x1/2dx
=3[3/2x3/2]24
=3×32[x3/2]24
=2[x3/2]24
A=2[43/2−23/2]
43/2=(41/2)3=23=8
23/2=(21/2)3=(2)3=22
A=2[8−22]
=2×2[4−2]
=4[4−2]
Therefore, the area is 4[4−2] square units.