Finding area with integration and arbitrary line

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Homework Statement

Sketch the region bounded by y = x^2 and y = 4. This region is divided into two sub regions of equal area by a line y = c. Find c.

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The Attempt at a Solution

I try to integrate from 0 to a point c and make it equate to from integrating c to 4 like this:

<br /> <br /> \int_{0}^{c} [(\sqrt{y})-(-\sqrt{y})]dy = \int_{c}^{4} [(\sqrt{y})-(-\sqrt{y})]dy<br /> <br />

But after I simplify the c disappears.. is this wrong?

 

[Mark44]

Because of the symmetry of this problem, it suffices to look at the region in the first quadrant only.

\int_{0}^{c} \sqrt{y}~dy = \int_{c}^{4} \sqrt{y}~dy
Try working with this equation - c doesn't disappear.