Find the area of the region bounded by the parabola y = ax2, the tangent line to this parabola at (a, a3), and the x-axis. a) Find the equation of the tangent line to the parabola at ( a , a3 ) y = b) The tangent line to the parabola intersepts the x-axis at x = c) The area is =

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Find the area of the region bounded by the parabola y = ax2, the tangent line to this parabola at (a, a3), and the x-axis.
a) Find the equation of the tangent line to the parabola at ( a , a3 ) y = 

 
 
 


b) The tangent line to the parabola intersepts the x-axis at x = 

 
 
 


c) The area is = 

 
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