Part of CALC-05 — Definite Integration & Properties

Riemann Sum to Definite Integral

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Conversion Rule: lim(n->infinity) 1n\frac{1}{n} * sum(r=1 to n) frn\frac{r}{n} = integral(0 to 1) f(x) dx

Steps:

  1. Write the sum as 1n\frac{1}{n} * sum frn\frac{r}{n}
  2. Replace r/n by x and 1/n by dx
  3. Limits: when r starts at 1 (or 0), x = 0; when r = n, x = 1
  4. Evaluate the definite integral

General form: lim1n\frac{1}{n} * sum(r=p to q) frn\frac{r}{n} = integral(p/n to q/n) ... but with n->inf, lower limit = limpn\frac{p}{n}, upper = limqn\frac{q}{n}.

Example: lim [1n+1\frac{1}{n+1} + 1n+2\frac{1}{n+2} + ... + 13n\frac{1}{3n}] = lim 1n\frac{1}{n} sum(r=1 to 2n) 11+r/n\frac{1}{1+r/n} = integral(0 to 2) dx1+x\frac{dx}{1+x} = ln 3.

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