Mistake in switching order of integration to find Area enclosed by $y=2-x$ and $y=x^2$

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edit1: i have forgotten to specify that i am interested only in the area enclosed in the first quadrant(ie both x and y are equal or bigger than zero)

$$ \int^{1}_{0}\int^{2-x}_{x^2}1 dydx= \frac{7}{6} $$ but when i try to change the order of integration to $$ \int^{2}_{0}\int^{2-y}_{sqrt(y)}1 dxdy $$ i dont get the same solution and i have no idea where i am making the mistake since i think i swapped the limits corectly and square root function is well defined on the part im integrating and to me looks like im enclosing the same space. Thank you in advance

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If you want to integrate with respect to $x$ first, note that for a particular value of $y,x$ ranges from $0\to2-y$ when $1<y<2$ and $0\to\sqrt y$ when $0<y<1$, giving us the required integral:$$\left[\int_0^1\int_0^{\sqrt y}+\int_1^2\int_0^{2-y}\right]1~dx~dy$$

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You may confirm that this gives $7/6$.