Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 5 - The Integral - 5.2 The Definite Integral - Exercises - Page 244: 8

Answer

$\frac{13}{2}.$

Work Step by Step

As in the figure below, the area will be the area of two triangles as follows $$ \int_{-2}^{3} |x| d x= 2+\frac{9}{2}=\frac{13}{2}. $$
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