Express the integral as a limit of sums.

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Homework Statement



Express the integral as a limit of sums. Use right endpoints. Do not evaluate the limit.
\intsin(x^{4}dx from 0 to 6

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\sumf(xi)\Deltax

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What I'm unsure of here is what exactly the question is asking. How far do I go? Is simply saying that Lim x --> \infty\sumsin(2i/n)^{2} sufficient?
 
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From the fact that it mentions "use right endpoints", it is asking you for the general form of a Riemann sum of the integrand over a rectangular partition of the interval [0, 6].
 
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