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Definite Integrals
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Table of Contents
Riemann Sums Trapezoid Rule Accumulation Function Antiderivatives & Definite Integrals Mean Value Theorem & Average Value Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
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Riemann Sums
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Consider the following velocity graph: 30 mph 5 hrs How far did the person drive? The area under the velocity graph is the total distance traveled. Integration is used to find the area.
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50 mph 5 hrs But we seldom travel at a constant speed. The area under this graph is still the distance traveled but we need more than multiplication to find it.
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George Riemann (Re-mon) studied making these curves into a series of rectangles. So the area under the curve would be the sum of areas of the rectangles this is called Riemann Sums.