4.02: Area enclosed by a quadratic curve

0606/12/F/M/26 — Question 11 · 6 marks

A curve has equation \(y=-x^2+3ax-2a^2\), where \(a\) is a positive constant. The area of the region enclosed by the curve and the \(x\)-axis is \(\dfrac{9}{16}\).
Find the value of \(a\).
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