To find the area enclosed by the given curve we will have to graph first. We notice that between 0 and Pi/6, and Pi/2 and 5Pi/6 the graph is above the x-axis, but between Pi/6 and Pi/2, and 5pi/6 and pi the graph is below.
To find the area we will have to use four definite integrals over the three different intervals.
`A=int_0^(pi/6)cos3xdx+int_(Pi/6)^(Pi/2)(-cos3x)dx+int_(pi/2)^(5Pi/6)cos3xdx+int_((5Pi)/6)^Pi(-cos3x)dx=`
`1/3sin3x` between o and Pi/6 + `-1/3sin3x` between Pi/6 and Pi/2+
`1/3sin3x` between Pi/2 and 5Pi/6+ `-1/3sin3x` between 5Pi/6 and Pi=
`1/3[sinPi/2-0-sin3Pi/2+sin3Pi/6+sin3(5Pi/6)-sin3pi/2-sin3pi+sin3(5Pi/6)]=`
`1/3[1-(-1)+1-(-1)-0+1]=1/3*5=5/3`
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