Example 1:
Using Reimann sum with 6 intervals approximate the area under the following integral:
9
∫ ( x 2−1 ) dx
3
Solution using right Reimann sum sampling
Step 1: Determine/ calculate ∆ x or the width of each subinterval.
b−a
∆ x=
n
9−3
∆ x=
6
∆ x=1
Step 2: Find the Sample Points
Since we are using right-endpoint sampling, the sample points xi are:
Using the formula: x i=a+ i∆ x
For i=1
x 1=3+(1)(1)
x 1=4
For i = 2
x 2=3+(2)(1)
x 2=5
For i = 3
x 3=3+(3)(1)
x 3=6
For i = 4
x 4 =3+(4)(1)
x 4 =7
For i = 5
x 5=3+(5)(1)
x 5=8
For i = 6
x 6=3+(6)(1)
x 6=9
Step 3: Plotting
f ( x )=( x2 −1 )
x 4 5 6 7 8 9
y 15 24 35 48 63 80
Step 4: Compute for the sum using the formula
n
A R=∑ ∆ x f ( xi )
i =1
A R=(1)(15+24+35+ 48+63+ 80)
A R=265 sq . units
Solution using left Reimann sum sampling
Step 1: Determine/ calculate ∆ x or the width of each subinterval.
b−a
∆ x=
n
9−3
∆ x=
6
∆ x=1
Step 2: Find the Sample Points
Since we are using left-endpoint sampling, the sample points xi are:
Using the formula: x i=a+ ( i−1 ) ∆ x
For i=1
x 1=3+(1−1)(1)
x 1=3
For i = 2
x 2=3+(2−1)(1)
x 2=4
For i = 3
x 3=3+(3−1)(1)
x 3=5
For i = 4
x 4 =3+(4−1)(1)
x 4 =6
For i = 5
x 4 =3+(5−1)( 1)
x 4 =7
For i = 6
x 6=3+(5−1)(1)
x 6=8
Step 3: Plotting
f ( x )=( x2 −1 )
x 3 4 5 6 7 8
y 8 15 24 35 48 63
Step 4: Compute for the sum using the formula
n
A L =∑ ∆ x f ( x i )
i=1
A L =(1)(8+15+24 +35+ 48+63)
A L =193 sq . units
Solution using midpoint Reimann sum sampling
Step 1: Determine/ calculate ∆ x or the width of each subinterval.
b−a
∆ x=
n
9−3
∆ x=
6
∆ x=1
Step 2: Find the Sample Points
Since we are using midpoint sampling, the sample points xi are:
Using the formula: ( 12 ) ∆ x
x i=a+ i−
For i=1
1
x 1=3+(1− )(1)
2
x 1=3 .5
For i = 2
( 12 ) ( 1)
x 2=3+ 2−
x 2=4 .5
For i = 3
1
x 3=3+(3− )(1)
2
x 3=5 .5
For i = 4
1
x 4 =3+(4− )(1)
2
x 4 =6 .5
For i = 5
1
x 5=3+(5− )(1)
2
x 5=7 .5
For i = 6
1
x 5=3+(6− )(1)
2
x 5=8 .5
Step 3: Plotting
f ( x )=( x2 −1 )
x 3.5 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.5 8.5
y 11.25 19.25 29.25 41.25 55.25 71.25
Step 4: Compute for the sum using the formula
n
A M =∑ ∆ x f ( x i )
i=1
A M =(1)(11.25+19.25+29.25+ 41.25+55.25+71.25)
A M =227.5 sq . m