AP Calculus AB Flashcards: Approximating Areas With Riemann Sums

Study Approximating Areas With Riemann Sums in AP Calculus AB with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is $\frac{b-a}{n}$ called in a Riemann sum?

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ANSWER

Subinterval width or partition size. Standard notation for rectangle width in Riemann sums.

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Let

g

be a function that is strictly decreasing on the interval

[a, b]

. Which of the following statements provides the best comparison between the right Riemann sum approximation (

R_n

) and the true value of the integral

\int_a^b g(x) dx

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