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Example Question #121 : Midpoint Riemann Sums
Using the method of midpoint Riemann sums, approximate using three midpoints.
A Riemann sum integral approximation over an interval with
subintervals follows the form:
It is essentially a sum of rectangles each with a base of length
and variable heights
, which depend on the function value at a given point
.
We're asked to approximate
So the interval is , the subintervals have length
, and since we are using the midpoints of each interval, the x-values are
Example Question #123 : How To Find Midpoint Riemann Sums
Using the method of midpoint Riemann sums, approximate using two midpoints.
A Riemann sum integral approximation over an interval with
subintervals follows the form:
It is essentially a sum of rectangles each with a base of length
and variable heights
, which depend on the function value at a given point
.
We're asked to approximate
So the interval is , the subintervals have length
, and since we are using the midpoints of each interval, the x-values are
Example Question #124 : How To Find Midpoint Riemann Sums
Using the method of midpoint Riemann sums, approximate using three midpoints the integral
A Riemann sum integral approximation over an interval with
subintervals follows the form:
It is essentially a sum of rectangles each with a base of length
and variable heights
, which depend on the function value at a given point
.
We're asked to approximate
So the interval is , the subintervals have length
, and since we are using the midpoints of each interval, the x-values are
Example Question #125 : How To Find Midpoint Riemann Sums
Using the method of midpoint Riemann sums, approximate the integral using three midpoints.
A Riemann sum integral approximation over an interval with
subintervals follows the form:
It is essentially a sum of rectangles each with a base of length
and variable heights
, which depend on the function value at a given point
.
We're asked to approximate
So the interval is , the subintervals have length
, and since we are using the midpoints of each interval, the x-values are
Example Question #122 : Midpoint Riemann Sums
Use midpoint Riemann sums to give an estimate of the integral using three midpoints.
A Riemann sum integral approximation over an interval with
subintervals follows the form:
It is essentially a sum of rectangles each with a base of length
and variable heights
, which depend on the function value at a given point
.
We're asked to approximate
So the interval is , the subintervals have length
, and since we are using the midpoints of each interval, the x-values are
or, more simply,
It is possible, of course, to simply use numerical approximations of each of these terms.
Example Question #127 : How To Find Midpoint Riemann Sums
Using 4 intervals, calculate the midpoint Riemann sum approximation of the area under the curve defined by on the interval
.
To make 4 intervals, we need 5 boundary lines. In this case, they are the vertical lines at . So the midpoints of each interval are at
, respectively.
The area of each region is found by , where
is the width of the interval (here, 2). So we simply need to find the functional value at each
-coordinate of the midpoints above, multiply by 2, and sum. Equivalently, we could sum the functional values, then double the sum.
Their sum is , and twice that is
.
The wrong answer comes from using
as the midpoints.
The wrong answer comes from using
as the midpoints.
Example Question #122 : Midpoint Riemann Sums
Utilize the method of midpoint Riemann sums to approximate using three midpoints.
A Riemann sum integral approximation over an interval with
subintervals follows the form:
It is essentially a sum of rectangles each with a base of length
and variable heights
, which depend on the function value at a given point
.
We're asked to approximate
So the interval is , the subintervals have length
, and since we are using the midpoints of each interval, the x-values are
Example Question #129 : How To Find Midpoint Riemann Sums
Utilize the method of midpoint Riemann sums to approximate using three midpoints.
A Riemann sum integral approximation over an interval with
subintervals follows the form:
It is essentially a sum of rectangles each with a base of length
and variable heights
, which depend on the function value at a given point
.
We're asked to approximate
So the interval is , the subintervals have length
, and since we are using the midpoints of each interval, the x-values are
Example Question #130 : How To Find Midpoint Riemann Sums
Utilize the method of midpoint Riemann sums to approximate using three midpoints.
A Riemann sum integral approximation over an interval with
subintervals follows the form:
It is essentially a sum of rectangles each with a base of length
and variable heights
, which depend on the function value at a given point
.
We're asked to approximate
So the interval is , the subintervals have length
, and since we are using the midpoints of each interval, the x-values are
Example Question #1151 : Calculus
Utilize the method of midpoint Riemann sums to approximate using three midpoints.
A Riemann sum integral approximation over an interval with
subintervals follows the form:
It is essentially a sum of rectangles each with a base of length
and variable heights
, which depend on the function value at a given point
.
We're asked to approximate
So the interval is , the subintervals have length
, and since we are using the midpoints of each interval, the x-values are
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