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SECTION 4-2 (A) Application of the Integral
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1) The graph on the right, is of the equation How would you find the area of the shaded region?
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2) The graph on the right, is of the equation of a semicircle How would you find the area of the shaded region?
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Area of Common known Geometric shapes Triangle – Rectangle – Semicircle – Trapezoid – *Give exact area under the curve
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What if the curve doesn’t form a geometric shape? Determine area is by finding the sum of rectangles Use rectangles to approximate the area between the curve and the x – axis: Archimedes (212 BC) Each rectangle has a height f(x) and a width dx Add the area of the rectangles to approximate the area under the curve
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Consider the equation:
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3) find the area under the curve from x = 1 to x = 5 using two rectangles of equal width. 153 How can we get a better approximation?
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4) For the previous problem use four rectangles 1 2 3 4 5 More rectangles
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Suppose we increase the number of rectangles, then the area underestimated by the rectangles decreases and we have a better approximation of the actual area. Even More Rectangles How can we get an even better approximation?
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Rectangles formed by the left-endpoints: Let n be the number of rectangles used on the interval [a,b]. Then the area approximated using the left most endpoint is given by: Width of each rectangle along the x-axis Value of function at a the leftmost endpoint Values of function at intermediate x-values Value of function at second to last endpoint. Excludes the rightmost endpoint
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Left end-point rectangles The sum of the areas of the rectangles shown above is called a left-hand Riemann sum because the left-hand corner of each rectangle is on the curve.
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Rectangles formed by the right-endpoints: Let n be the number of rectangles used on the interval [a,b]. Then the area approximated using the right most endpoint is given by: Value of function at 2 nd x-value. Excludes the leftmost endpoint Value of function at the last endpoint b. Width of each rectangle along the x-axis Values of function at intermediate x-values
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Right end-point rectangles The sum of the areas of the rectangles shown above is called a right-hand Riemann sum because the right-hand corner of each rectangle is on the curve.
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Circumscribed vs. Inscribed Circumscribed Rectangles: Extend over the curve and over estimate the area Inscribed Rectangle: Remain below the curve and under estimate the area
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Upper and Lower Sums Upper Sum The sum of the circumscribed rectangles Lower Sum: The sum of the inscribed rectangles
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5) Approximate the area under the curve on the interval [ 0,4] and n = 4 using a right hand Reimann sum
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6) Find the upper and lower sums of on the interval [ 0,3] and n = 3
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Left-Endpoint Approximations Circumscribed: when the function is decreasing Inscribed: when the function is increasing Right-Endpoint Approximations Circumscribed: when the function is increasing Inscribed: when the function is decreasing
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7) Use left endpoints to approximate the area under the curve on the interval [ 0,3] and n = 3
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8) Use right endpoints to approximate area under on the interval [ 0,2] using 8 rectangles
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9) Use left endpoints to approximate area under on the interval [ 0,2] using 8 rectangles
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Homework Page 268 # 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 41 and 43
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Homework Page 268 # 36 36.
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