Single Variable Calculus, Chapter 5, 5.1, Section 5.1, Problem 6
a.) Graph the function $\displaystyle f(x) = \frac{1}{(1 + x^2)}, -2 \leq x \leq 2$
b.) Estimate the area under the graph of $f$ using four approximating rectangles at sample points.
The width of the rectangle is..
$\displaystyle \Delta x = \frac{2 - (-2)}{4} = 1$
(i) Right endpoints
At right endpoint,
$
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
R_4 =& \sum \limits_{i = 1}^4 f(xi) \Delta x
\\
\\
R_4 =& 1 [f(-1) + f(0) + f(1) + f(2)]
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\\
R_4 =& [0.5 + 1 + 0.5 + 0.20]
\\
\\
R_4 =& 2.2
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
$
We can see in the graph that at $x < 0$,
(ii) Midpoints
In each case, sketch the curve and the rectangles in part (b)
$
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
M_4 =& \sum \limits_{i = 1}^4 f(xi) \Delta x
\\
\\
M_4 =& 1 [f(-1.5) + f(-0.5) + f(0.5) + f(1.5)]
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\\
M_4 =& \left[ \frac{4}{13} + \frac{4}{5} + \frac{4}{5} + \frac{4}{13} \right]
\\
\\
M_4 =& 2.22
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
$
We can see the graph that our estimates is a mixed of overestimate and underestimate.
By using eight rectangles, the new width of the rectangle will be.
$\displaystyle \Delta x = \frac{2 - (-2)}{8} = 0.5$
(i) at right endpoint,
$
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
R_8 =& \sum \limits_{0 = 1}^8 f(xi) \Delta x
\\
\\
R_8 =& 0.5 [f(-1.5) + f(-1) + f(-0.5) + f(0) + f(0.5) + f(1) + f(1.5) + f(2)]
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R_8 =& 0.5 \left[ \frac{4}{13} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{4}{5} + 1 + \frac{4}{3} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{4}{3} + \frac{1}{3} \right]
\\
\\
R_8 =& 2.2077
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
$
(ii) at midpoint
$
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
M_8 =& \sum \limits_{i = 1}^8 (xi) \Delta x
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\\
M_8 =& 0.5 [f(-1.75) + f(-1.25) + f(-0.75) + f(-0.25) + f(0.25) + f(0.75) + f(1.25) + f(1.75)]
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M_8 =& 0.5 \left[ \frac{16}{65} + \frac{16}{41} + \frac{16}{25} + \frac{16}{17} + \frac{16}{17} + \frac{16}{25} + \frac{16}{41} + \frac{16}{65} \right]
\\
\\
M_8 =& 2.2176
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
$
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