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\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{cba7391d-2cf7-483c-9a21-bc9fd49860ee-12_570_961_260_591} The diagram shows the curves with equations \(y = x ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\) and \(y = \frac { 5 } { 2 } - x ^ { \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\). The curves intersect at the points \(A \left( \frac { 1 } { 4 } , 2 \right)\) and \(B \left( 4 , \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right)\).

1. Find the area of the region between the two curves.
2. The normal to the curve \(y = x ^ { - \frac { 1 } { 2 } }\) at the point \(( 1,1 )\) intersects the \(y\)-axis at the point \(( 0 , p )\). Find the value of \(p\).