CPM Homework Help : CALC Problem 5-73

Find the area of the region formed by $y = \sqrt { x + 1 }$ and $y = x^2 − 2x − 3$ .

Hint 1:

First find the points where the functions intersect. These are the limits of integration. Then determine which function is on top (has higher $y$ -values) and which is below.

Hint 2:

Use the eTool below to help solve the problem.
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