a) The rectangles in the graph below illustrate a
Riemann sum for
on the interval .
The value of this Riemann sum
is
,
and this Riemann sum is an
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
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b) The rectangles in the graph below illustrate a
Riemann sum
for on the interval
.
The value of this Riemann sum is
,
and this Riemann sum is an
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
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