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Riemann Sum Practice Problems

Questions:
1. Approximate the area under the curve
f ( x) = x 2 + 2,

2 x 1

with a Riemann sum, using six sub-intervals and right endpoints.


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2 Approximate the area under the curve
f ( x) =

x + 1,

1 x 0

with a Riemann sum, using 4 sub-intervals and left endpoints.


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3. a) Approximate the value of the integral:
3 3

1 x

3 dx

with a Riemann sum, using three sub-intervals and right endpoints.


b) using five sub-intervals and left endpoints.
c) Compute the exact value of the integral using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
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4. A rectangular canal, 5m wide and 100m long has an uneven bottom. Depth measurements are taken
at every 20m along the length of the canal. Use these depth measurements to construct a Riemann
sum using right endpoints to estimate the volume of water in the canal.
Distance
Depth

0m

20m

40m

60m

80m

100m

2.0m

1.6m

1.8m

2.1m

2.1m

1.9m

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Answers:
1.

a = 2, b = 1,

b a 1 ( 2) 1
=
= , f ( x) = x 2 + 2
n
6
2

f ( xi ) x = x ( f ( 1.5) + f ( 1) + f ( 0.5) + f (0) + f (0.5) + f (1) )

x=

Area ;
i
1
=
( 1.5) 2 + 2 + ( 1)2 + 2 + ( 0.5)2 + (0) 2 + 2 + (0.5)2 + 2 + (1) 2 + 2
2
= 8.375

2.

b a 0 ( 1) 1
=
= , f ( x) = x + 1
n
4
4

f ( xi ) x = x ( f ( 1) + f ( 0.75) + f ( 0.5) + f ( 0.25) )

a = 1, b = 0, x =

Area ;
i

= 0.25

3. a)

a = 1, b = 3,

Area ;
i

0+

0.25 +

0.5 +

3 1 2
= ,
3
3
2
f ( xi ) x = f
3
x=

As before, a = 1, b = 3,

; 0.5183

5
7
+ f + f ( 3)
3
3

3 +

( 3) 3 3

f ( x) = x3 3, but x =

Area ; f ( xi ) x = f ( 1) + f

i
5
73
2
3
= ( 1) 3 + 3 +
5

; 9.120

f ( x) = x3 3

3
73
2 5
= 3 +
3
3 3

b)

0.75

; 23.556

3 1 2
=
5
5

7
9
11
13
+ f + + f + f
5
5
5
5
93

11 3
3 +
5

13 3
3 +
5

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c)

4.

3 3
x
1

3 dx =

1 4
81
x 3x =
4
1 4

1
9
4

3 = 20 6 = 14

Volume = (width)(cross section area)

; (5m) f ( xi ) x = (5m) x ( f (20) + f (40) + f (60) + f (80) + f (100) )


i

x here is the distance between our measurements, 20m, so we get:


Volume ; 100 ( f (20) + f (40) + f (60) + f (80) + f (100) )
= 100(1.6 + 1.8 + 2.1 + 2.1 + 1.9)
= 950m3

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