Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge / 2022 / Paper 1 / 12 / a / i

The stated $x$ bounds depend on $y$, so $y$ must be held fixed while the integral over $x$ is performed. The intended iterated integral isThe original PDF places the two sets of bounds beside the opposite integral signs relative to the printed $dxdy$. That placement cannot be read literally as a conventional nested integral; the dependence of the lower $x$ bound on $y$, and the explicit instruction to integrate over $x$ first, specify the intended region unambiguously.