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OpenStudy (anonymous):

@DanJS

OpenStudy (danjs):

hi

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hii

OpenStudy (danjs):

what is the reimann sum for the definite intagral

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you explain how to do this prob??????

OpenStudy (danjs):

Which one do you want to use, the Left end point, Right, Middle?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

left

OpenStudy (danjs):

Let \[\Delta x = \frac{ b-a }{ n }\] where a and b are your interval

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okk

OpenStudy (danjs):

how many boxes do they want, n=? or just leave it as a summation?

OpenStudy (danjs):

so you will get a bunch of rectangles with a base of \[\Delta x\] and height \[f(a +i \Delta x) \]

OpenStudy (danjs):

where [a,b] is [2,5]

OpenStudy (danjs):

\[\sum_{i=1}^{n} f(2+i \Delta x)(\Delta x) \]

OpenStudy (danjs):

\[\Delta x = \frac{ b-a }{ n }\]

OpenStudy (danjs):

So the answer is the third one, THe area lis the limit of the sum as i --> infinity

OpenStudy (danjs):

wait

OpenStudy (anonymous):

got it, thanks so much (:

OpenStudy (danjs):

ok yeah you get it correct?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i have a couple more questions to answer, ill let you know(:

OpenStudy (danjs):

\[\Delta x = \frac{ 3 }{ n }\]

OpenStudy (danjs):

it is the last answer

OpenStudy (danjs):

here i will type it out

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okayy

OpenStudy (danjs):

\[f(x) = x^3\] \[\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty } \sum_{i=1}^{n}f(a + i \Delta x)( \Delta x)\]

OpenStudy (danjs):

that is the function and the definition of the left end point reiman sum

OpenStudy (anonymous):

got it(:

OpenStudy (danjs):

\[\Delta x = \frac{ b-a }{ n } = \frac{ 5-2 }{ n } = \frac{ 3 }{ n }\]

OpenStudy (danjs):

\[f(a+i \Delta x) = f(2 + \frac{ 3i }{ n })\]

OpenStudy (danjs):

f(x) = x^3 \[\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}\sum_{i=1}^{n} (2+\frac{ 3i }{ n })^3 \frac{ 3 }{ n }\]

OpenStudy (danjs):

see all that?

OpenStudy (danjs):

i totally forgot how to do it, i had to turn to the page in my old calc book. lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hahahh thank you so much you helped a lot

OpenStudy (danjs):

np, same process for a different interval [a,b] and function f(x)

OpenStudy (danjs):

For the left end point, where n = number of boxes you create under the curve

OpenStudy (danjs):

and as n goes off to infinity, the sum approaches the area under the curve exactly

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