Step 1 :The area between two curves is given by the integral of the absolute difference between the functions defining the curves. In this case, the functions are \(y=x\) and \(y=x^{1/8}\).
Step 2 :We need to find the intersection points of these two curves to determine the limits of integration. The intersection points are the solutions to the equation \(x = x^{1/8}\).
Step 3 :The intersection points are \(x=0\) and \(x=1\). These will be the limits of our integral.
Step 4 :The integrand will be the absolute difference between the two functions, which is \(|x - x^{1/8}|\). However, since \(x\) is always greater than or equal to \(x^{1/8}\) in the interval [0,1], we can simplify the integrand to \(x - x^{1/8}\).
Step 5 :Setting up the integral to find the area, we get \(\int_{0}^{1}(x - x^{1/8}) dx\).
Step 6 :Calculating the integral, we find that the area is \(\boxed{\frac{7}{8}}\).