Question

Which would give the most accurate estimate of the area under a curve?

when the region is divided into a greater number of rectangles

when the region is divided into two rectangles

when the region is divided into five rectangles

when the region is divided into a smaller number of rectangles

Answer 1

@wio

Answer 2

@perl

Answer 3

@campbell_st

Answer 4

@Zarkon

Answer 5

really thats how you figure this out?

Answer 6

if you increase the number of rectangles the curve goes up

Answer 7

we are trying to find the area under the curve , but we are approximating it with rectangles

Answer 8

k

Answer 9

suppose you are given this curve

Answer 10

The height of each rectangle is found by calculating the function values?