Answer
$\frac{6}{5}$
Work Step by Step
Step 1. Graph the function as shown in the figure; we can identify two enclosed regions and their areas can be found by integrating with respect to $y$ in the interval of $[-1,0]$ and $[0,1]$.
Step 2. The total area of the enclosed regions is given by
$A=\int_{-1}^0(y^{2/3}-y)dy+\int_{0}^1(y^{2/3}-y)dy=(\frac{3}{5}y^{5/3}-\frac{1}{2}y^2)|_{-1}^1=(\frac{3}{5}(1)^{5/3}-\frac{1}{2}(1)^2)-(\frac{3}{5}(-1)^{5/3}-\frac{1}{2}(-1)^2)=\frac{3}{5}+\frac{3}{5}=\frac{6}{5}$
