Science:Math Exam Resources/Courses/MATH105/April 2012/Question 08 (g)
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Question 08 (g) |
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Short-answer questions! No credit will be given for the answer (even if it is correct) without the accompanying work. For a certain function ƒ(x), the following equation holds: Find ƒ(x). |
Make sure you understand the problem fully: What is the question asking you to do? Are there specific conditions or constraints that you should take note of? How will you know if your answer is correct from your work only? Can you rephrase the question in your own words in a way that makes sense to you? |
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Alarm bells should be triggered into thinking this is a Riemann sum. Recall that for a function we have that the general formula for a Riemann sum is where and lastly, |
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Please rate my easiness! It's quick and helps everyone guide their studies. We wish to find so that This requires making the limit of the Riemann sum (the expression on the left) look more like:
Our interval is and this makes . We also know Let's rewrite the sum in terms of and : In comparing what we want, , with , we must . Therefore . |