Volume of a solid in first quadrant

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Find the volume of the solid whose base is the region in the first quadrant bounded by the curves y=x^2 and y=x, and whose cross sections perpendicular to the x-axis are squares.



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Ok, I've done that but I still don't know which equation to use and how to set it up.
 
Your typical volume element has a base that extends from y = x^2 up to y = x, has the same height, and is [itex]\Delta x[/itex] wide. Your limits of integration are the values of x where the two curves intersect.