Area enclosed by line and curve - integration

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Hi guys,

I need some help on this. It is in the integral section so I am assuming you use integrals for this. Can someone point me in the right direction.

Find the total area enclosed by the line x = -3 and the curve x = 2y - y^2
 
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You have to take \int_{a}^{b} f(y) - g(y) \; dy where f(x) is the greater function. To get the limits of integration set - 3 = 2y-y^{2}
 
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so let me see if I understand this correctly.
\int_{-1}^{3} (2y-y^{2}) - (-3) \; dy

is that correct?
 
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