5.1 estimating with finite sums
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Photo by Vickie Kelly, 2002. Greg Kelly, Hanford High School, Richland, Washington. 5.1 Estimating with Finite Sums. Greenfield Village, Michigan. velocity. time. Consider an object moving at a constant rate of 3 ft/sec. Since rate . time = distance:. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
5.1 Estimating with Finite Sums
Greg Kelly, Hanford High School, Richland, WashingtonPhoto by Vickie Kelly, 2002
Greenfield Village, Michigan
time
velocity
After 4 seconds, the object has gone 12 feet.
Consider an object moving at a constant rate of 3 ft/sec.
Since rate . time = distance:
If we draw a graph of the velocity, the distance that the object travels is equal to the area under the line.
ft3 4 sec 12 ft
sec
3t d
If the velocity is not constant,we might guess that the distance traveled is still equalto the area under the curve.
(The units work out.)
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8V t Example:
We could estimate the area under the curve by drawing rectangles touching at their left corners.
This is called the Left-hand Rectangular Approximation Method (LRAM).
1 11
8
11
2
12
8t v
10
1 11
8
2 11
2
3 12
8Approximate area: 1 1 1 3
1 1 1 2 5 5.758 2 8 4
We could also use a Right-hand Rectangular Approximation Method (RRAM).
11
8
11
2
12
8
Approximate area: 1 1 1 31 1 2 3 7 7.75
8 2 8 4
3
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Another approach would be to use rectangles that touch at the midpoint. This is the Midpoint Rectangular Approximation Method (MRAM).
1.031251.28125
1.78125
Approximate area:6.625
2.53125
t v
1.031250.5
1.5 1.28125
2.5 1.78125
3.5 2.53125
In this example there are four subintervals.As the number of subintervals increases, so does the accuracy.
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211
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Approximate area:6.65624
t v
1.007810.25
0.75 1.07031
1.25 1.19531
1.382811.75
2.25
2.75
3.25
3.75
1.63281
1.94531
2.32031
2.75781
13.31248 0.5 6.65624
width of subinterval
With 8 subintervals:
The exact answer for thisproblem is .6.6
Your turn! 1) On your calculator, graph y = .
2) On graph paper, sketch the region between the function and the x-axis for 0 < x < 2.
3) Partition [0,2] into 4 equal subintervals, & estimate the area of the region using:
a) LRAMb) RRAMc) MRAM
Circumscribed rectangles are all above the curve:
Inscribed rectangles are all below the curve:
We will be learning how to find the exact area under a curve if we have the equation for the curve. Rectangular approximation methods are still useful for finding the area under a curve if we do not have the equation.
The TI-89 calculator can do these rectangular approximation problems. This is of limited usefulness, since we will learn better methods of finding the area under a curve, but you could use the calculator to check your work.
If you have the calculus tools programinstalled:
Set up the WINDOW screen as follows:
Select Calculus Tools and press Enter
Press APPS
Press F3
Press alpha and then enter: 1/ 8 ^ 2 1x
Make the Lower bound: 0Make the Upper bound: 4Make the Number of intervals: 4
Press Enter
and then 1
Note: We press alpha because the screen starts in alpha lock.
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