What do they mean about this question below:::

Find the length of the portion of the parabola bounding R

Would I have to use the arc length formula or some other formula in order to solve this problem

To find the length of the portion of a parabola bounding region R, you would indeed need to use the arc length formula. The arc length formula is given by:

L = ∫[a,b] √(1 + (dy/dx)^2) dx

Where:
- L represents the length of the curve
- ∫[a,b] denotes the definite integral over the interval [a,b]
- (dy/dx) represents the derivative of y with respect to x, which denotes the slope of the curve at each point
- dx denotes the infinitesimal change in x

In this case, you would need to determine the equation of the parabola bounding region R and the interval over which you want to measure the length. Then you would differentiate the equation of the parabola to find (dy/dx). Finally, substitute the calculated derivative into the arc length formula and integrate over the given interval to find the length of the portion of the parabola bounding R.