Find the area of the region specified by the integral(s).
-$$\int _ { \pi / 4 } ^ { \pi / 2 } \int _ { 3 \cos x } ^ { 3 \sin x } d y d x$$
A) 1
B) 3
C) 6
D) $3 \sqrt { 2 }$

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The given double integral represents the area of the region bounded by $y = 3\cos(x)$ and $y = 3\sin(x)$ from $x = \pi/4$ to $x = \pi/2$. To find this area, we can compute the integral directly. The integral simplifies to evaluating the difference between the functions $3\sin(x)$ and $3\cos(x)$ over the given interval. The calculation is as follows:$$\int _ { \pi / 4 } ^ { \pi / 2 } (3\sin(x) - 3\cos(x)) dx = 3\left[ -\cos(x) - \sin(x) \right]_{\pi/4}^{\pi/2} = 3\left[ (-1 - 1) - (-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}) \right] = 3\left[ -2 + \sqrt{2} \right] = 3\sqrt{2} - 6.$$However, the correct calculation should directly evaluate the integral without mistakenly combining the constants, leading to:$$\int _ { \pi / 4 } ^ { \pi / 2 } (3\sin(x) - 3\cos(x)) dx = 3\left[ -\cos(x) + \sin(x) \right]_{\pi/4}^{\pi/2} = 3\left[ (1 - 0) - (-\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} + \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}) \right] = 3\left[ 1 - \sqrt{2} + \sqrt{2} \right] = 3.$$Thus, the correct answer is 3, indicating a calculation error in the initial explanation.

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