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Margaret [11]
3 years ago
5

Which definite integral approximation formula is this: the integral from a to b of f(x)dx ≈ (b-a)/n * [

n.net/?f=y_%7B1%7D%20%2B%20y_%7B2%7D%20%2B%20y_%7B3%7D%20%2B%20...%20%2B%20y_%7Bn-1%7D%20%2B%20y_%7Bn%7D" id="TexFormula1" title="y_{1} + y_{2} + y_{3} + ... + y_{n-1} + y_{n}" alt="y_{1} + y_{2} + y_{3} + ... + y_{n-1} + y_{n}" align="absmiddle" class="latex-formula">. Photo also attached.
A. Right rectangles
B. Average rate of change
C. Trapezoidal rule

Please provide an explanation. Thanks & have a wonderful day!

Mathematics
1 answer:
Stella [2.4K]3 years ago
7 0

The answer is most likely A.

The integration interval [<em>a</em>, <em>b</em>] is split up into <em>n</em> subintervals of equal length (so each subinterval has width (<em>b</em> - <em>a</em>)/<em>n</em>, same as the coefficient of the sum of <em>y</em> terms) and approximated by the area of <em>n</em> rectangles with base (<em>b</em> - <em>a</em>)/<em>n</em> and height <em>y</em>.

<em>n</em> subintervals require <em>n</em> + 1 points, with

<em>x</em>₀ = <em>a</em>

<em>x</em>₁ = <em>a</em> + (<em>b</em> - <em>a</em>)/<em>n</em>

<em>x</em>₂ = <em>a</em> + 2(<em>b</em> - <em>a</em>)/<em>n</em>

and so on up to the last point <em>x</em> = <em>b</em>. The right endpoints are <em>x</em>₁, <em>x</em>₂, … etc. and the height of each rectangle are the corresponding <em>y </em>'s at these endpoints. Then you get the formula as given in the photo.

• "Average rate of change" isn't really relevant here. The AROC of a function <em>G(x)</em> continuous* over an interval [<em>a</em>, <em>b</em>] is equal to the slope of the secant line through <em>x</em> = <em>a</em> and <em>x</em> = <em>b</em>, i.e. the value of the difference quotient

(<em>G(b)</em> - <em>G(a)</em> ) / (<em>b</em> - <em>a</em>)

If <em>G(x)</em> happens to be the antiderivative of a function <em>g(x)</em>, then this is the same as the average value of <em>g(x)</em> on the same interval,

g_{\rm ave}=\dfrac{G(b)-G(a)}{b-a}=\dfrac1{b-a}\displaystyle\int_a^b g(x)\,\mathrm dx

(* I'm actually not totally sure that continuity is necessary for the AROC to exist; I've asked this question before without getting a particularly satisfying answer.)

• "Trapezoidal rule" doesn't apply here. Split up [<em>a</em>, <em>b</em>] into <em>n</em> subintervals of equal width (<em>b</em> - <em>a</em>)/<em>n</em>. Over the first subinterval, the area of a trapezoid with "bases" <em>y</em>₀ and <em>y</em>₁ and "height" (<em>b</em> - <em>a</em>)/<em>n</em> is

(<em>y</em>₀ + <em>y</em>₁) (<em>b</em> - <em>a</em>)/<em>n</em>

but <em>y</em>₀ is clearly missing in the sum, and also the next term in the sum would be

(<em>y</em>₁ + <em>y</em>₂) (<em>b</em> - <em>a</em>)/<em>n</em>

the sum of these two areas would reduce to

(<em>b</em> - <em>a</em>)/<em>n</em> = (<em>y</em>₀ + <u>2</u> <em>y</em>₁ + <em>y</em>₂)

which would mean all the terms in-between would need to be doubled as well to get

\displaystyle\int_a^b f(x)\,\mathrm dx\approx\frac{b-a}n\left(y_0+2y_1+2y_2+\cdots+2y_{n-1}+y_n\right)

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