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What did I do wrongly for part iii) ??
When the curve is symmetrical across the x-axis like this, you need to split the equation to 2 parts. y=+x^(3/2) gives you the part of the curve above the x-axis, while y=-x^(3/2) gives you the part of the curve below the x-axis. The curve you should integrate here is y=-x^(3/2), from x=0 to x=1, and this gives area of +2/5 instead of -2/5. Combining this with the other terms, you get the correct total area of 2.7.
Alternatively, instead of integrating with respect to x, it may be easier if you integrate with respect to y. Treating it as a case of area between 2 curves, you just integrate {(y+4)/3 - y^(2/3)] from y=-1 to y=8.