Area enclosed by chord of parabola
Formula for thea area enclosed by the chord of a parabola
Area = 2/3 area of circumscribed parallelogram formed by the chord of the parabola and a tangent of the parabola. See the picture below
![picture of area of parabola](images/picture-area-of-parabola.gif)
Area under parabola & Area enclosed by parabola
Archimedes, sometimes described as the inventor of integral calculus, is credited with determining a theorem & formula to find the area enclosed by a chord of a parabola.
Formula for thea area enclosed by the chord of a parabola
Area = 2/3 area of circumscribed parallelogram formed by the chord of the parabola and a tangent of the parabola. See the picture below