Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH105/April 2010/Question 01 (f)
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Question 01 (f) |
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Use a Riemann sum with n = 2 and select the midpoints of subintervals to estimate the area under the graph of from 0 to 4. |
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How many intervals will you have to use? Where will their endpoints be? What about their midpoints? |
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Solution |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. With n = 2 and an interval of we have and i.e. our subinterval endpoints are 0, 2 and 4. To approximate with midpoints, we need to take sample points (these are the midpoints of and , and and respectively). The area under the curve is approximated by the midpoint Riemann sum, which yields |