Given ,
`y^2=4-x , x = 0`
=>`x=4-y^2 , x=0`
first let us find the total area of the bounded by the curves.
so we shall proceed as follows
`x=4-y^2 ,x=0`
=>` 4-y^2=0`
=> `y^2 -4 =0`
=>` (y-2)(y+2)=0`
so `y=+-2`
the the area of the region is = `int _-2 ^2 ((4-y^2)-0 ) dy`
=>`int _-2 ^2 (4-y^2) dy`
=`[4y-y^3/3] _-2 ^2`
=`[ [8-8/3]-[-8 -(-8)/3]]`
=`[[8-8/3]+[8 +(-8)/3]] = (16-16/3)=(2*16)/3=32/3`
So now we have to find the vertical line that splits the region into two regions with area `16/3` as it is half of area of region covered by two curves `y^2=4-x ` and `x=0.`
as when the line x=a intersects the curve `x=4-y^2` then the area bounded is `16/3` ,so
let us solve this as follows
first we shall find the intersecting points
as ,
`4-y^2=a`
`4-a=y^2`
`y=+-sqrt(4-a)`
so the area bound by these curves `x=a` and `x=4-y^2 ` is as follows
A= `int _-sqrt(4-a) ^sqrt(4-a) (4-y^2-a)dy = 16/3`
=> `int _-sqrt(4-a) ^sqrt(4-a)(4-y^2-a)dy=16/3`
=> `[(4-a)(y)-y^3/3]_-sqrt(4-a) ^sqrt(4-a)`
=>`[(4-a)(sqrt(4-a))-(sqrt(4-a))^3/3]-[(4-a)(-sqrt(4-a))-(-sqrt(4-a))^3/3]`
let `t= sqrt(4-a)`
so,
=>`[t^2*(t)-(t)^3/3]-[t^2*(-t)-(-t)^3/3]`
=>`[t^3-t^3/3 +t^3-t^3/3]`
=>`2(t^3-t^3/3]`
=>`4/3t^3`
but we know half the area of the region between `x=4-y^2, x=0` curves =`16/3`
so now ,
`4/3 t^3=16/3`
=>`4t^3 = 16`
=>`t^3=4`
Substituting `t = sqrt(4-a)` ,
`(4-a)^(3/2)= 4`
`4-a=4^(2/3)`
`a=4-4^(2/3)`
=`1.4801`
so `a= 1.4801`
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