5.

1 Definite Integral
Finding Distance
& Riemann Sums
 A car travels 50 m/h for 3 hrs
distance (3)(50)=150 miles
150 D=rt
100
50
time
1 2 3
A car travels 50 m/h for 3 hrs
velocity (3)(50)=150 miles
150 D=rt
100 v=50 is horizontal line
50
150 is area time
1 2 3
Ex

If V is NOT constant find area

Under the curve to find distance.
Ex V

t v (rate)
t
D=r t
Ex

Left hand
Rect Approx
Approximate
area:
Ex

Could also use

Right hand
Rect Approx
Approx
area:
To approximate the area under
the curve, average the left
sum and the right sum.
5.75+7.75 = 6.75
2
Ex

Could also use

Midpoint
Rect Approx
Approx area:
In this example there were
four subintervals. As the
number of subintervals
increases, so does the
accuracy.
8 subintervals:

Interval
Width is .5 Approx area:
Inscribed
rectangles are all
below the curve:

Circumscribed
Rectangles are all
Above the curve
 Pick an integer n. ex n = 10.
Now divide the interval
into n equal subintervals.

a b
Endpoints of the new Subintervals
a0, a1, a2, ..., a10
This is a partition of [a,b]
In each subintervals [ai -1, ai ],
pick a number xi and draw a line
segment to the x-axis from the
point (xi ,0) to a point on the
graph of the function, (xi, f(xi)).
The area of each rectangle
is
The sum of the areas of the
rectangles is

This is considered a
Riemann Sum
If n = 20

If n= 40
As the number of intervals
increases, the Riemann Sum
converges to a single number
called the definite Integral.
=

f(x1)∆x1 +…. f(xn)∆xn

The integral is
an extension
of the concept
of a sum. The process of
finding integrals is called
integration. Integration is
used to find area under curves
Learn the rules for + and - Area
"The sum of wisdom is
that time is never lost
that is
devoted
to work." -
- Emerson