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Definite Integrals
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Table of Contents
Riemann Sums
Trapezoid Rule
Accumulation Function
Antiderivatives & Definite Integrals

Mean Value Theorem & Average Value

Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

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Riemann Sums

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Consider the following velocity graph:

30 mph

5 hrs

How far did the person drive?

The area under the velocity graph is the total

distance traveled. Integration is used to find
the area.
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But we seldom travel at a constant speed.

50 mph

5 hrs

The area under this graph is still the distance traveled

but we need more than multiplication to find it.
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George Riemann (Re-mon) studied making

these curves into a series of rectangles.

So the area under the curve would be

the sum of areas of the rectangles
this is called Riemann Sums.
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Riemann Sums
Riemann Sums, or Rectangular Approximation Method, is
calculated by drawing rectangles from the x-axis up to the
curve.

The question is: What part of the "top" of the rectangle

should lie on the curve?

The right The left hand The middle.

hand corner. corner. (MRAM)
(RRAM) (LRAM)
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Example: Find the area y = x2 and the x-axis [0,1] using

Riemann Sums and 4 partitions.

Found the width of the

rectangle:
0 1/4 1/2 3/4 1 (b-a)/n= (1-0)/4
LRAM
.25f(0) +.25f(.25) +.25f(.5)+.25f(.75)
.25(0) + .25(.0625) + .25(.25) + .25(.5625)
0 + .015625 + .0625 + .140625
.21875≈.219
Is this approximation an overestimate or an underestimate?
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Example: Find the area y = x2 and the x-axis [0,1] using

Riemann Sums and 4 partitions.

RRAM 0 1/4 1/2 3/4 1

.25f(.25) +.25f(.5)+.25f(.75) + .25f(1)
.25(.0625) + .25(.25) + .25(.5625) + .25(1)
.015625 + .0625 + .140625 + .25
.46875≈.469

Is this approximation an overestimate or an underestimate?

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Example: Find the area y = x2 and the x-axis [0,1] using

Riemann Sums and 4 partitions.

MRAM
0 1/4 1/2 3/4 1

.25f(1/8) + .25f(3/8) + .25f(5/8) + .25f(7/8)

.25(.015625) + .25(.140625) +.25(.390625) +.25(.765625)
.328125≈.328

This value falls between LRAM and RRAM.

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*NOTE:
MRAM ≠ LRAM + RRAM
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There is a downloadable program for finding LRAM, RRAM, & MRAM.

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Q: What units should be used?

A: Since the area is found by multiplying base times height,

the units of the area are the units of the x-axis times the
units of the y-axis.

In our example at the beginning of the unit we had a

velocity (mph) vs. time (hours) the units would then be
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1 When finding the area between y=3x+2 and the x-axis

[1,3] using four partitions, how wide should each
interval be?
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2 Find the area between y=3x+2 and the x-axis [1,3]

using four partitions and LRAM.
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3 Find the area between y=3x+2 and the x-axis [1,3]

using four partitions and RRAM.
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4 When finding the area between y=3x+2 and the x-axis

[1,3] using four partitions and MRAM, what in the third
rectangle what x should be used in f(x)?
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5 Find the area between y=3x+2 and the x-axis [1,3]

using four partitions and MRAM.
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We can write the four areas using

where ak is the area of the kth rectangle.

It is just another way of writing what we

just did.

Σ is the Greek letter sigma and stands for

the summation of all the terms evaluated at
starting with the bottom number and going
through to the top.
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Selected Rules for Sigma

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Equivalent Formulas

1st n integers:

1st n squares:

1st n cubes:
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Trapezoid Rule

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Example: Find the area y = x2 and the x-axis [0,1] using

4 partitions.

0 1/4 1/2 3/4 1

Why were areas found using RAM only estimates?

How could we draw lines to improve our estimates?

What shape do you get?

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Example: Find the area y = x2 and the x-axis [0,1] using

4 partitions and the trapezoids.

Trapezoids
0 1/4 1/2 3/4 1
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*NOTE:
Trapezoid Approximation = LRAM + RRAM
2

We could make our approximation even closer if we used

parabolas instead of lines as the tops of our intervals.
This is called Simpson's Rule but this is not on the AP Calc
AB exam.
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10 The area between y = and the x-axis [1,3] is

approximated with 5 partitions and trapezoids. What is
the height of each trapezoid?
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11 The area between y = and the x-axis [1,3] is

approximated with 5 partitions and trapezoids. What is
the area of the 5th trapezoid?
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12 The area between y = and the x-axis [1,3] is

approximated with 5 partitions and trapezoids. What is
the approximate area?
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13 What is the approximate area using the trapezoids that

are drawn?
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14 What is the approximate fuel consumed using the

trapezoids rule for this hour flight?

Time (minutes) Rate of Consumption (gal/min)

0 0
10 20
25 30
40 40
60 45
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In the last 2 responder questions, the partitioned

intervals weren't uniform.

The AP will use both. So don't assume.

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So far we have been summing areas using Σ.

Gottfried Leibniz, a German mathematician, came up with a

symbol you're going to see a lot of: ∫.

It is actually the German S instead of the Greek. It still means

summation.

As a point of interest, we use the German notation in calculus

because Leibniz was the first to publish. Sir Isaac Newton is now
given the credit for unifying calculus because his notes predate
Leibniz's.
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Accumulation
Function

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Another way we can calculate area under a function is

to use geometry.
V (m/s)
What's happening during t=0 to t=3?
What is the area of t=0 to t=3?
What does the area mean?

t (sec) What is the acceleration at t=3?

What is happening during t=3 to t=6?

What is the area of t=3 to t=6?
What does this area mean?

Where is the object at t=6 in relation to

where it was at t=0?
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The symbol notation for the area from zero to 3:

"The area from t=0 to t=3 is the integral from 0 to 3 of the

velocity function with respect to t."

In general:
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What is the area from x=-4 to x=0?

What does this area mean?

What is the object's position at x=0

in relation to x=-4?

What is the object's position at

x=-4 in relation to x=0?
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When solving an accumulation function:

(direction)(relation to x-axis)(area)
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semicircle
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semicircle
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semicircle
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semicircle
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semicircle
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Antiderivatives
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Definite Integrals
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Area under the curve of f(x) from a to b is

We have been using geometry to find A.

The antiderivative of f(x) can also be used.

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Properties of Definite Integrals

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Antiderivative Rules
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Where F(x) is the anti derivative of f(x).

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Examples:

Notice how C always disappears? We don't need when we do definite

integrals.
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*Spoiler Alert* *Spoiler Alert* *Spoiler Alert* *Spoiler Alert*

You can do definite integrals on your graphing calculator.

For the TI-84:
use the MATH key 9: fnInt(
For example:

Depending on which version of the operating system you have:

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The graphing calculator also has a built-in integration function.

MATH -> 9:fnInt(

depending on the version of the operating system:

fnInt( or
For example, integrate x2 - 3 from 1 to 4 with respect to x.

fnInt(x 2 - 3,x ,1,4)

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Mean Value Theorem

&
Average Value
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Think back to this example from the beginning of the unit.

50 mph

5 hrs
The area under this graph is the distance traveled.
What is the average rate of speed for this trip?
Total distance / total time. How can we use integrals
to express this?
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Average Value
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How can this be used?

Think Easy Pass on the Parkway or Turnpike.

Your time through a booth is recorded and
recorded again at the next booth which is a known
distance apart.

Distance
b-a

oops, ticket in the mail!

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Using that same graph of our trip, let'

say the average speed was 50 mph.

50 mph

5 hrs
This means there are some times where
are speed is less than 50 mph and some
where it is more than 50 mph.

By the Intermediate Value Theorem, There

must be at least one time, c, when are
speed is exactly 50 mph. This is the Mean
Value Theorem
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The Mean Value Theorem

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Ex: Find c that satisfies the Mean Value Theorem for

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Ex: Find c that satisfies the Mean Value Theorem for

since -2 is not on [-1,2] c=2/3

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Ex: Find c that satisfies the Mean Value Theorem for

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Fundamental
Theorem of
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There are 2 parts to the Fundamental Theorem of

Calculus, depending on the book, the order will change.

Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (F.T.C.)

Part 1
If f(x) is continuous at every point of [a,b] and F(x)
is the antiderivative of f(x) then

(which is what you've been doing)

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Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (F.T.C.)

Part 2
If F(x) is continuous at every point of [a,b] then

has a derivative at every pint on [a,b],and

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Example:

It looks easy, but be aware. When the derivative of the bounds

in anything other that 1, need to multiply f(x) by the derivative.
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