Find the area of the region described.
The region bounded by yequalsStartRoot 6 x EndRoot​, yequals3xminus12 and yequals0

To find the area of the region bounded by the curves \( y = \sqrt{6x} \), \( y = 3x - 12 \), and \( y = 0 \), we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Find the points of intersection
We need to find the points where \( y = \sqrt{6x} \) intersects \( y = 3x - 12 \) and the \( x \)-axis (\( y = 0 \)).

1. **Intersection with the \( x \)-axis:**
   - For \( y = \sqrt{6x} \) to equal \( 0 \):
     \[
     \sqrt{6x} = 0 \quad \Rightarrow \quad x = 0
     \]
   - For \( y = 3x - 12 \) to equal \( 0 \):
     \[
     3x - 12 = 0 \quad \Rightarrow \quad x = 4
     \]

2. **Intersection between \( y = \sqrt{6x} \) and \( y = 3x - 12 \):**
   Set the two equations equal to each other:
   \[
   \sqrt{6x} = 3x - 12
   \]
   Square both sides to remove the square root:
   \[
   6x = (3x - 12)^2
   \]
   Expand and simplify the equation:
   \[
   6x = 9x^2 - 72x + 144
   \]
   \[
   9x^2 - 78x + 144 = 0
   \]
   Divide the equation by 3:
   \[
   3x^2 - 26x + 48 = 0
   \]
   Solve this quadratic equation using the quadratic formula:
   \[
   x = \frac{-(-26) \pm \sqrt{(-26)^2 - 4(3)(48)}}{2(3)}
   \]
   \[
   x = \frac{26 \pm \sqrt{676 - 576}}{6}
   \]
   \[
   x = \frac{26 \pm \sqrt{100}}{6}
   \]
   \[
   x = \frac{26 \pm 10}{6}
   \]
   So the solutions are:
   \[
   x = \frac{36}{6} = 6 \quad \text{and} \quad x = \frac{16}{6} = \frac{8}{3}
   \]

### Step 2: Set up the integral
The area of the region is given by the integral of the difference between the upper curve and the lower curve over the appropriate interval.

- From \( x = \frac{8}{3} \) to \( x = 6 \), \( y = \sqrt{6x} \) is above \( y = 3x - 12 \).
- From \( x = 4 \) to \( x = \frac{8}{3} \), the area is bounded by \( y = \sqrt{6x} \) and \( y = 0 \) (i.e., the \( x \)-axis).

So the total area \( A \) is the sum of two integrals:
\[
A = \int_{4}^{\frac{8}{3}} \sqrt{6x} \, dx + \int_{\frac{8}{3}}^{6} \left( \sqrt{6x} - (3x - 12) \right) \, dx
\]

### Step 3: Compute the integrals
1. **First Integral:** 
   \[
   \int \sqrt{6x} \, dx = \frac{2}{3} \cdot (6x)^{\frac{3}{2}} \cdot \frac{1}{6} = \frac{2}{9} (6x)^{\frac{3}{2}} = \frac{4}{9} \cdot x^{\frac{3}{2}}
   \]
   Evaluate from \( x = 4 \) to \( x = \frac{8}{3} \).

2. **Second Integral:** 
   \[
   \int \left( \sqrt{6x} - (3x - 12) \right) \, dx
   \]
   This integral needs to be computed separately for \( \sqrt{6x} \) and \( 3x - 12 \) and then evaluated from \( x = \frac{8}{3} \) to \( x = 6 \).

Let's compute these integrals:

\[
\text{Area} = \int_{4}^{\frac{8}{3}} \sqrt{6x} \, dx + \int_{\frac{8}{3}}^{6} \left( \sqrt{6x} - (3x - 12) \right) \, dx
\]

After evaluating these integrals and summing the results, you will get the exact area of the region.

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Learn how to find the area of the region bounded by the curves y = √(6x), y = 3x - 12, and y = 0 using integral calculus. Follow step-by-step calculations and understand the application of quadratic equations and integrals in solving this mathematical problem.

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