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Area between a curve and the X-axis

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Concept 1 of 4 in Application of Integrals

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The line y=xy = x and the X-axis, between x=−3x = -3 and x=3x = 3, enclose two triangles. Yet ∫−33x dx=0\int_{-3}^{3} x\,dx = 0. Is the area 00?