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I want to color the region and calculate the area between $$y^{2}=3x$$ and $$y=2x-6$$. I tried

Solve[y^2 == 3 x && y == 2 x - 6, {x, y}]
RegionPlot[{y^2 < 3*x && y > 2*x - 6}, {x, 0, 5}, {y, -3, 10}]

The area?

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val = Values@Solve[y^2 == 3 x && y == 2 x - 6, {x, y}];
p1 = Plot[{Sqrt[3 x], -Sqrt[3 x], 2 x - 6}, {x, 0, 6}, 
   AspectRatio -> 1, PlotStyle -> Black];
p2 = Plot[{Sqrt[3 x], -Sqrt[3 x]}, {x, 0, val[[1, 1]]}, 
   AspectRatio -> 1, Filling -> {1 -> {2}}, FillingStyle -> LightBlue,
    PlotStyle -> Black];
p3 = Plot[{Sqrt[3 x], 2 x - 6}, {x, val[[1, 1]], val[[2, 1]]}, 
   AspectRatio -> 1, Filling -> {1 -> {2}}, FillingStyle -> LightBlue,
    PlotStyle -> Black];
Show[p1, p2, p3]

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Integrate[((y + 6)/2 - y^2/3), {y, val[[1, 2]], val[[2, 2]]}]

$\displaystyle\int_{\frac{3}{4} \left(1-\sqrt{17}\right)}^{\frac{3}{4} \left(1+\sqrt{17}\right)} \left(\frac{y+6}{2}-\frac{y^2}{3}\right) \, dy$

$\frac{51 \sqrt{17}}{16}$

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  • $\begingroup$ Great, thanks!! $\endgroup$ – Alicia Roberts Dec 7 '19 at 9:28
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Area@ImplicitRegion[{y^2 < 3*x && y > 2*x - 6}, {{x, 0, 5}, {y, -3, 10}}]

-(3/16) (3 Sqrt[17] - Sqrt[2] (9 - Sqrt[17])^(3/2) - Sqrt[2] (9 + Sqrt[17])^(3/2))

and

BoundaryDiscretizeRegion[
 ImplicitRegion[{y^2 < 3*x && y > 2*x - 6}, {{x, 0, 5}, {y, -3, 10}}],
 MaxCellMeasure -> (1 -> 0.1)
 ]

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Alternatively, you can set the PlotPoints or MaxRecursion options of RegionPlot to higher values.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thanks. Can I have a better Plot? $\endgroup$ – Alicia Roberts Dec 6 '19 at 17:50

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