Watch this video to learn about calculating the area above and below the x-axis. Calculate the total area of the curve \(y = {x^3}\) and the \(x\)-axis between \(x = 2\) and \(x = - 2\). When you have ...

To do this, we need to revise the discriminant and intersections. Firstly, we need to prove whether or not the curve and straight line actually intersect at all by using the discriminant. Remember to ...