SOLUTION: Which definite integral approximation formula is the integral from a to b of f of x, dx is approximately equal to the product of the quantity b minus a over n and the quantity y su

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Question 1031346: Which definite integral approximation formula is the integral from a to b of f of x, dx is approximately equal to the product of the quantity b minus a over n and the quantity y sub 1 plus y sub 2 plus y sub 3 plus dot dot dot plus y sub n minus 1 plus y sub n?
Left rectangles
Right rectangles
Average rate of change
Trapezoidal rule

Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Right rectangles
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The width of each rectangle would be , while the height of the rectangle would be given by , where , which corresponds to the right endpoint of a sub-interval. The approximation would be
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