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Always make a sketch of the region. You have learned how to sketch graphs give the functions, so draw a picture. It always helps to define the region.
In this case, the area is assumed to be bounded also by the x-axis.
∫[-3,-1] 5/x^2 dx
Find the area under the curve y=5/x^2 between x=-3 and x=-1.
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