(revised+re-post)Upper and Lower sums & Riemann sums

[Call my name]

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If you look at the above, I have underlined the problem that I am having.

So, my first question is, where are these inequalities coming from? If you do have other questions involving such approach, please show me.

My other question is from the explanation of Riemann sum, I do not understand the sign "llPll
" thing and I am having trouble understanding Riemann sum and how it really is related to the upper and lower sums.

Thank you for your attention.

 

[Call my name]

I don't think the images are appearing.. try

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[lanedance]

you can write those reasonable easy with tex, click on it below

1)
x_{i-1} \leq \frac{x_{i-1} +x_{i}}{2} \leq x_{i}

comes pretty easy as by defintion of your partition
x_{i-1} \leq x_{i}
and probably more actually
x_{i-1} < x_{i}

split them into two equalities
x_{i-1} \leq \frac{x_{i-1} +x_{i}}{2}
\frac{x_{i-1} +x_{i}}{2} \leq x_{i}

multiplying everything by 2 and subtract something & it should be easy to see

2) same thing as before, and teh fact that in this case you know x_i \geq 1 , so x_{i-1}^2 <x_i^2

3) the last one is the definition of the integral as the limit of the sum when every partition appraches zero

 

[Call my name]

I understand that these inequalities actually do 'work',

but what I do not understand is how you 'approach' these questions.

Like, I understand the concept of upper and lower sums, but how do I come up with the inequalities in the first place?

Do I need to first solve the integral by using the fundamental theorem, and then try to make it look that way by coming up with some inequalities?

How do I in the first place just go 'boom' and come up with the 2nd page's inequality?

Thanks for your attention and hopefully somebody will answer..