The rectangles in the graph below illustrate a left endpoint Riemann sum for on the interval .
The value of this left endpoint Riemann sum is
,
and this Riemann sum is
the area
of the region enclosed by , the x-axis, and
the vertical lines x = 3 and x = 7.
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Left endpoint Riemann sum for on |
The rectangles in the graph below illustrate a right endpoint Riemann sum for on the interval .
The value of this right endpoint Riemann sum is
,
and this Riemann sum is
the area of the region enclosed by , the x-axis, and the vertical lines x = 3 and x = 7.
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Right endpoint Riemann sum for on |