integrals

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Originally Posted by thecount

Suppose f(x) > 0 on [2, 5].
(1)*f(2) + (1)*f(3) + (1)*f(4) gives an estimate of the area under the graph of f.

True or False

im confused...

Using the definition of the Riemann sum with the left end points of each of the subdivisions.

$\Delta x=\frac{b-a}{n}=\frac{5-2}{3}=1$ and

$x_i=a+i\Delta x$ for $i=0,1,2$ since we are using the left endpoints so we get

$\int_{2}^{5}f(x)dx \approx \sum_{i=0}^{2}f(x_i)\Delta x=f(2)+f(3)+f(4)$

think about the other ones and see if they fit other methods you know (Clapping)