Integration Investigations III

76 – Riemann Sums – Rectangles

Day 2 – Tables
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1. Approximate  f  x  dx using a left hand sum.
2

x –2 0 2 4 6
f(x) 6 7 8 6 7

Width: 2 Left Hand Sum

2 6  7  8  6
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2. Approximate  f  x  dx using a right hand sum.
0

x 0 3 6 9 12
f(x) 3 2 4 6 7

Width: 3 Right Hand Sum

3 2  4  6  7
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3. Approximate  f  x  dx using a midpoint sum with rectangles of equal width.
0

x 0 2 4 6 8
f(x) 5 2 3 4 8

Width: 4 Midpoint Sum

4 2  4
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4. Approximate  f  x  dx using a left hand sum.
0

x 0 2 4 5 7 8
f(x) 3 5 6 7 5 6

Width: not equal Left Hand Sum

(separate areas)

 2  3    2  5   1 6   2  7   1 5 
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5. Approximate  f  x  dx using a right hand sum.
0
x 0 3 6 8 9
f(x) 3 5 6 5 4

Width: not equal Right Hand Sum

(separate areas)

 3  5    3  6    2  5   1 4 
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6. Approximate  f  x  dx using a right hand sum.
0

x 0 2 4 5 7 8
f(x) 5 4 5 3 5 6

Width: not equal Right Hand Sum

(separate areas)

 2  4    2  5   1 3    2  5   1 6 
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7. Approximate  f  x  dx using a midpoint sum with rectangles of equal width.
1

x 1 5 9 13 17
f(x) 0 3 7 2 1

Width: 8 Midpoint Sum

8 3  2
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9. Approximate  f  x  dx using a right hand sum.
0

x 0 1 2 6 8 10
f(x) 9 7 6 8 7 6

Width: not equal Right Hand Sum

(separate areas)

1 7   1 6    4  8    2  7 
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10. Approximate  f  x  dx using a right hand sum.
1

x 0 1 2 3 5 6 8
f(x) 4 6 4 5 6 8 7

Width: not equal Right Hand Sum

(separate areas)

1 4   1 5    2  6   1 8 

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11. Approximate  f  x  dx using a midpoint sum with rectangles of equal width.
5

x 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
f(x) 2 6 3 3 4 4 2 6 7

Width: 2 Midpoint Sum

2 6  3  4
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