Solution: Approximating Finite Sums with IntegralsIn many
Chapter 5, Problem 26AAE(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 26AAE
Approximating Finite Sums with Integrals
In many applications of calculus, integrals are used to approximate finite sums—the reverse of the usual procedure of using finite sums to approximate integrals.
For example, let’s estimate the sum of the square roots of the first n positive integers, The integral
is the limit of the upper sums
Therefore, when n is large, will be close to 2/3 and we will have
The following table shows how good the approximation can be.
Use the result of Exercise 25 to evaluate
What can be said about the following limits?
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