Area of a Region B/W 2 Curve Help

zammam

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Given the values:
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y=x, y=2-x, and y=0
we're supposed to find the area of the region inside the curves. I keep getting 0 :(

 02(2x)(x)dx\displaystyle \ \int_{-0}^{2}(2-x) - (x)dx

The answer's 1, but im not sure what i'm doing wrong ( i know this setup = 0, but im wondering what I did wrong in the setup)
 
zammam said:
Given the values:
Code:
y=x, y=2-x, and y=0
we're supposed to find the area of the region inside the curves. I keep getting 0 :(

 02(2x)(x)dx\displaystyle \ \int_{-0}^{2}(2-x) - (x)dx
Because two of the lines insect at (1,1)\displaystyle (1,1)
try  01(2x)(x)dx\displaystyle \ \int_{0}^{1}(2-x) - (x)dx.
 
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