The discussion focuses on using upper and lower sums to approximate the area under the curve of the function y=√x over the interval [0,1] with four equal subintervals of length 1/4. The user initially struggled with the concept due to missing class instruction but received guidance on calculating the sums. The key takeaway is to find the area of rectangles using the heights determined by the square root of the subinterval endpoints, emphasizing the importance of sketching for clarity.
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Phyzwizz said:I was absent the day our class covered these and so I am struggling to figure out to do this problem.
Use upper and lower sums to approximate the area of the region using the indicated number of subintervals (of equal length).
y=√x the domain is [0,1] with 4 sub intervals of 1/4
I tried looking at how the book did the problem but I keep getting stuck in this problem on the part where you have to take the sum of the square root of i. Is there a way around this because I was never taught any sort of equation to use in order to do that.